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Line 34: }} '''Waipa District''' (or '''Waipā District''') is a [[municipality]] in the [[Waikato\|Waikato region]] of [[New Zealand]] that is administered by the [[Waipa District Council]]. Its most populous town is [[Cambridge, New Zealand\|Cambridge]]. The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, [[Te Awamutu]]. The district is south and south-east of the city of [[Hamilton, New Zealand\|Hamilton]]. It has five wards: [[Te Awamutu]], [[Cambridge, New Zealand\|Cambridge]], [[Pirongia]], Maungatautari and Kakepuku. Although the official name remains Waipa District,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=NZGB Gazetteer\|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/15027~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-06-15\|website=gazetteer.linz.govt.nz}}</ref> the council sought in 2020 a simpler means of changing to Waipā District, which is the orthographic form it uses.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Waipā wins support for te reo - Waipa District Council\|url=https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/news?item=id:2b6e8zr4r17q9siqch63~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-06-15\|website=www.waipadc.govt.nz}}</ref> ==History== The District was formed from Waipa [[Counties of New Zealand\|County Council]] and its town boroughs in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web \|url= http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/66042 \|title=Te Awamutu Borough Council\|website=thecommunityarchive.org.nz \|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> The county boundaries have varied since five ridings were formed in Waipa county in 1876: [[Ngāruawāhia\|Newcastle]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand\|Hamilton]], [[Mangapiko Stream\|Mangapiko]] North and South,<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18761127.2.21 \|title=Counties ridings \|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] \|date=27 November 1876 \|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> [[Rangiaowhia]]''','''<ref>{{Cite web \|url= http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d3-d17.html \|title=Rangiaohia\|date=1902 \|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz \|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> and Pukekura.<ref>{{Cite web \|url= http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d3-d32.html \|title=Pukekura\|date=1902 \|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz \|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> In 1902, it covered {{Convert\|282\|mi2\|abbr=on}} and had an additional riding, Tuhikaramea.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d3-d14.html \|title=Te Awamutu\|date=1902\|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz\|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> In 1923, Waipa County covered {{Convert\|429\|mi2\|abbr=on}} and had a population of 9,275, with {{Convert\|283\|mi\|abbr=on}} of [[gravel road]]s, {{Convert\|506\|mi\|abbr=on}} of mud roads and {{Convert\|153\|mi\|abbr=on}} of tracks.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=3 Aug 1923\|title=KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER Main Highways - Conference at Hamilton\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KSRA19230803.2.27~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-10-16\|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> ==Geography== Line 49: ==Demographics== ~~Waipa~~Waipā District covers {{Convert\|1470.07\|km2\|\|abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web\|title=ArcGIS Web Application\|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787\| access-date=1 March 2022\|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018\|Waipa district\|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018\|\|\|y\|y\|\|,}} with a population density of {{Decimals\|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018\|Waipa district\|y}}\|R}}/1470.07\|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. {{NZ population data 2018\|Cambridge\|y}} people live in Cambridge and {{NZ population data 2018\|Te Awamutu\|y}} in Te Awamutu. {{Historical populations\|2006\|42,501\|2013\|46,668\|2018\|53,241\|2023\|58,686\|percentages=pagr\|align=left\|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} {{Bar chart\|title=Ethnicities, 2023 Census\|float=left\|label_type=Ethnicity\|data_type=Population\|data_max=50748\|label1=New Zealand European\|data1=50748\|label2=Māori\|data2=9303\|label3=Pasifika\|data3=1332\|label4=Asian\|data4=3552\|label5=MELAA\|data5=426\|label6=Other\|data6=744}} ~~Waipa~~Waipā District had a population of 5358,~~241~~686 atin the [[~~2018~~2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 65,~~573~~445 people (1410.12%) since the [[~~2013~~2018 New Zealand census\|~~2013~~2018 census]], and an increase of 1012,~~740~~018 people (25.38%) since the [[~~2006~~2013 New Zealand census\|~~2006~~2013 census]]. There were 1923,~~518 households, comprising 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per~~505 ~~female~~dwellings. The median age was 40.59 years (compared with 3738.41 years nationally),. ~~with~~There were 1011,~~995~~751 people (20.70%) aged under 15 years, 9,~~252~~654 (1716.45%) aged 15 to 29, 2325,~~535~~893 (44.21%) aged 30 to 64, and 911,~~456~~388 (1719.84%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/> Ethnicities were 8786.75% European/[[Pākehā]], 1415.9% [[Māori people\|Māori]], 12.83% [[Pasifika New Zealanders\|~~Pacific peoples~~Pasifika]], 46.31% [[Asian New Zealanders\|Asian]], 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.93% other ~~ethnicities~~. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/2023-census/\|title=2023 Census national and subnational usually resident population counts and dwelling counts\|format=Microsoft Excel\|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa\|access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> Waipā District had a population of 53,241 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]]. There were 19,518 households, comprising 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.