Inangahua County was one of the
counties of New Zealand on the
South Island.
During the period 1853 to 1876, the area that would become Inangahua County was administered as part of
Nelson Province. With the
Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, Inangahua County was created, taking over administration of its area in January 1877. The county council's administrative headquarters was located in
Reefton
Reefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, some 80 km northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley. Ahaura is 44 km south-west of Reefton, Inangahua Junction is 34 km to the north, Maruia is 63&nb ...
.
Inangahua County existed until the
1989 local government reforms, when the
Buller District
Buller District is one of 53 districts of New Zealand, and is within the West Coast Region. It covers Westport, Karamea, Reefton and Inangahua Junction.
Buller District's overall land area is . The district is administered by the Buller Dist ...
was formed through the amalgamation of the Inangahua County,
Buller County and
Westport Borough administrative areas.
References
Counties of New Zealand
Politics of the West Coast, New Zealand
West Coast, New Zealand
1989 disestablishments in New Zealand
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