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Karamea

Coordinates: 41°15′S 172°07′E / 41.250°S 172.117°E / -41.250; 172.117
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Karamea
Aerial photograph of Karamea
Market Cross, Karamea, and the Ōtūmahana Estuary
Map
Coordinates: 41°15′S 172°07′E / 41.250°S 172.117°E / -41.250; 172.117
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictBuller District
WardSeddon
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityBuller District Council
 • Regional councilWest Coast Regional Council
 • Mayor of BullerJamie Cleine
 • West Coast-Tasman MPMaureen Pugh
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total410
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)

Karamea is an isolated town in the Buller District, New Zealand. It is situated 96 kilometers northeast of Westport and is the northmost town on the South Island West Coast. It has an area school (which is non-uniformed), library, museum, church and has a catchment area of the Karamea River.

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  1. Cite error: The named reference Area was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)