New Zealand capital Wellington (Wellington) (World capitals) Satellite maps
New Zealand capital Wellington (Wellington) at the southernmost tip of New Zealand's North Island, Cook Strait recapped the throat.She surrounded on three sides of Castle Peak, a waterfront, the embrace of the Nikeerxun Hong Kong.Everywhere throughout the city green, clean air, four seasons like spring.Wellington fault zone is situated, with the exception of Linhai has a plains, mountain building throughout the city.In 1855 a major earthquake so that the port had been severely damaged.Wellington is now the 1948 reconstruction.Population of 424,000 (December 2001).10 century AD, Polynesian settlers to come here.1840, the United Kingdom with the local Maori chiefs signed the treaty, a large number of British immigrants to come here.Initially, the United Kingdom called for the "British Elijah", which means "Britain's place", after the gradual expansion of cities and towns, the scale of development today.Napoleon in 1815 to defeat the Britain's Duke of Wellington's name for the town name.New Zealand becoming a British colony, once the Auckland as the capital, but residents of the South Island of New Zealand that Auckland's North Island in the far north it is not appropriate as the national capital, After controversy, and finally in 1865 has been selected as its capital, Wellington.Wellington residents of nine percent for Maori and the rest for the majority of the British and Irish immigrant descent.New Zealand General English, Maori speak Maori.Most residents believe in Catholicism, and Protestantism.Wellington is New Zealand's national political, industrial and financial centre.Wellington Nikeerxun Auckland, Hong Kong is second only to the country's second Chittagong, the width of 5 km and 20 km long, the narrowest fairway entrance to 1,097 meters, 11 meters water depth for.Port area of 83 square kilometers, the Anchorage good, can accommodate 10,000 tons ship.Nikeerxun Hong Kong at the outskirts of the city port area and port area.The city port area has a Queen's Pier, King Ferry, ocean-going passenger terminals and the railway ferry terminals, and other highways over 10 terminals; suburb port area has a terminal Burnham, Milamaer piers and terminals Howard Kok.Nikeerxun in cargo throughput of Hong Kong amounted to 7 million tons.Wellington City is the main means of transport in private cars.City traffic convenience, the city advanced telephone services.Wellington, the famous tourist destination in the Pacific.Save the city's ancient architecture in 1876 to build a government building, the South Pacific it is the most magnificent building one of the wooden structure, built in 1866 of the magnificent Paul's Cathedral, in 1904 the construction of the municipal hall.The famous war memorial built in 1932, on the inside of Zhongqin 49 Diaozhong, engraved on the bell at the New Zealanders in World War I battlefield of the war's name.Wellington urban area southwest of a scenic Victoria Hill, on the hillside in the preservation of the 1893-1906 Dayton used by the Cypriot Prime Minister's office.Cypriot political Leighton told the New Zealand Council had an important impact on his New Zealand to become the world's first national women the right to vote.Victoria Hill is near the monument to the British navigator Cook Island ,1769-1777 Cook has arrived in New Zealand five times.Victoria Hill north of the country ropivacaine Figaro man-made forest, covering 150,000 hectares, stretching over 100 kilometers, is the world's largest afforestation one of the people.Wellington golden beach and blue of the GulfWellington Zoo with its unique Zhenqidongwu known, the garden of the collection of New Zealand birds, "several peacekeeping" bird.No such bird wings, no tail, a long beak, the image of strange interesting.There is also a fruit of New Zealand also "several dimensional" naming, it is the beginning of this century from southern China to introduce the kiwifruit.The people of New Zealand fruit carefully cultivated and improved, New Zealand has become the most important export fruit in the international market reputation.Wellington has many volcanic Park, Park, Feiquan, boil Nitang, such as jet-hot landscape, attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.James Cook Hotel, famous for each room equipped with telephone, refrigerator, air-conditioning and television.WELLINGTON, some of the hotel also has arranged for tourists hunting, fishing, water sports tour boats, helicopter travel, cross-country bicycle, sculpture, blown glass, such as a wide variety of sports and recreational activities.WELLINGTON, New Zealand and in other regions, there is a package of comprehensive education system, including primary, secondary and vocational schools, colleges of education and universities.Many women in the completion of compulsory education law under the 10 study, participation in employment, marriage births, Daidao their children grown up and entered a vocational school, Wellington, adult education and vocational and technical education is well developed.Wellington has the largest library ─ ─ Alexander Turnbull Library, 5000 a day for the new service.Victoria University of Wellington, the famous, not only subjects wide range, comprehensive library and laboratory facilities, but also has many research institutions, every year, all students from the five continents of this study.Wellington and Xiamen City in China in 1987, became sister cities.May 2006, Beijing and Wellington become "sister cities."Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/03/content_952685.htm
New Zealand capital Wellington (Wellington) geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/10/1 10:54:00)
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