Place:Granity, West Coast, New Zealand

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NameGranity
TypeCity or town
Coordinates41.633°S 171.9°E
Located inWest Coast, New Zealand
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Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is further north.

Squeezed between the often-tempestuous Tasman Sea to the west and steep forested cloud-shrouded mountains to the immediate east, the town is the largest in this sparsely populated part of New Zealand. Long known as a coal-mining town, the population has declined as the industry has waned. The population was 168 in the 2018 census, a decrease of 33 from 2013.[1] Several neighbouring towns, such as Denniston, have become virtually ghost towns.

The name "Granity" was given to the town by gold prospectors, in reference to the large quantity of granite in the area.

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