Place:Gisborne, New Zealand

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NameGisborne
Alt namesEast Cape
East Coastsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1988) p 452; Times Atlas of the World (1990) plate 11
Gisbornesource: Britannica Book of the Year (1994) p 681
TypeRegion
Coordinates38.5°S 177.833°E
Located inNew Zealand     (1971 - )
Contained Places
District
Gisborne
Poverty Bay
Tairawhiti
Inhabited place
Gisborne
Hexton
Hicks Bay
Manutuke
Matawai
Muriwai
Opotiki
Rangitukia
Ruatoria
Te Araroa
Te Kaha
Te Karaka
Te Puia
Tikitiki
Tolaga Bay
Waipaoa
Waipiro
Whangara
Whatatutu
Unknown
Makaraka
Reporoa
Waiomatatini
Waipa
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Gisborne ( "Great standing place of Kiwa") is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region). It has a population of The district council has its headquarters in Whataupoko, in the central city.

The settlement was originally known as Turanga and renamed Gisborne in 1870 in honour of New Zealand Colonial Secretary William Gisborne. East Cape is a region.

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