Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy
Rural settlement
Coordinates: 44°55′S 171°06′E / 44.917°S 171.100°E / -44.917; 171.100
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimate District
WardLower Waihao Ward
Government
 • Local authorityWaimate District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
Area
 • Total2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total195
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code03

Glenavy is a small town in the South Island, New Zealand. It is 19 kilometers north of Oamaru and 63 kilometers south of Timaru on State Highway 1 and is near the Waitaki River on the Canterbury-Otago border. It has a primary school in the town. It was named after Glenavy in Northern Ireland.

References

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7027631.