Place:Westport, West Coast, New Zealand

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NameWestport
TypeCity or town
Coordinates41.767°S 171.633°E
Located inWest Coast, New Zealand
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Westport is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in 1861, it is the oldest European settlement on the West Coast. Originally named Buller, it is on the right bank and at the mouth of the Buller River, close by the prominent headland of Cape Foulwind. It is connected via State Highway 6 with Greymouth, to the south, and with Nelson in the northeast, via the Buller Gorge. The population of the Westport urban area was as of . The Buller District had a population of .

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