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Buller District, administered by the Buller District Council is an administrative region in the West Coast region
West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast is one of the List of regions in New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It covers Westport
Westport, New Zealand

Westport is a town in the West Coast, New Zealand region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the northern bank and at the mouth of the Buller River, close by the prominent headland of Cape Foulwind....
, Karamea
Karamea

Karamea is a town on the West Coast, New Zealand of the South Island of New Zealand.It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast, and is located 96 kilometres north-east by road from Westport, New Zealand....
, Reefton and Inangahua Junction
Inangahua Junction

Inangahua Junction is a small town in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It is located at the confluence of the Inangahua River and Buller Rivers, 34 kilometres north of Reefton, New Zealand and 46 kilometres southeast of Westport, New Zealand....
. Its land area is 7,953.12 kmē (3,070.72 sq mi). The seat of the council is at Westport, where 45% of the district's population lives.








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Buller District, administered by the Buller District Council is an administrative region in the West Coast region
West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast is one of the List of regions in New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It covers Westport
Westport, New Zealand

Westport is a town in the West Coast, New Zealand region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the northern bank and at the mouth of the Buller River, close by the prominent headland of Cape Foulwind....
, Karamea
Karamea

Karamea is a town on the West Coast, New Zealand of the South Island of New Zealand.It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast, and is located 96 kilometres north-east by road from Westport, New Zealand....
, Reefton and Inangahua Junction
Inangahua Junction

Inangahua Junction is a small town in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It is located at the confluence of the Inangahua River and Buller Rivers, 34 kilometres north of Reefton, New Zealand and 46 kilometres southeast of Westport, New Zealand....
. Its land area is 7,953.12 kmē (3,070.72 sq mi). The seat of the council is at Westport, where 45% of the district's population lives.

Population

The district has a population of 9,702 at the 2006 census, of whom 8% are Maori. Of these, 3900 live in Westport, 423 in Karamea, 159 in Inangahua Junction and 948 in Reefton.

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