Karamea

Karamea
Market Cross, Karamea, and the Ōtūmahana Estuary
Coordinates: 41°15′S 172°07′E / 41.250°S 172.117°E / -41.250; 172.117
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast
District	Buller District
Ward	Seddon
Electorates	West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga
Government
• Territorial Authority	Buller District Council
• Regional council	West Coast Regional Council
• Mayor of Buller	Jamie Cleine
• West Coast-Tasman MP	Maureen Pugh
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Total	66.08 km2 (25.51 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	410
• Density	6.2/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.

1. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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)