Ruapuke Facts

Area0.1 km²
Population35
Population change (1975 to 2020)+34.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+12.9%
NeighborhoodsRuapuke
Local Time
TimezoneNew Zealand Standard Time
Lat & Lng-37.92470, 174.81377

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Ruapuke Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population2627313335
Population Density208 / km²216 / km²248 / km²264 / km²280 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruapuke Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 6.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ruapuke+26.9%+22.2%+6.5%
Waikato+54.4%+36.4%+18.9%
New Zealand+47.1%+33.3%+17.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruapuke Population Density

Population Density: 280 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ruapuke350.125 km²280 / km²
Waikato431,48434,877.4 km²12.4 / km²
New Zealand4.4 million270,103.3 km²16.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ruapuke Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Waikato CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Waikato2,637,485 tn6.11 tn75.6 tons/km²
New Zealand37,929,206 tn8.61 tn140.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Waikato CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,637,485 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)75.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
EarthquakeMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
2/1/1611:05 AM4.288.7 km289,000 m48km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealandusgs.gov
3/7/151:47 AM4.395.6 km251,970 m65km S of Otorohanga, New Zealandusgs.gov
11/6/142:43 PM3.981 km6,000 m7km NW of Matamata, New Zealandusgs.gov
7/24/1210:21 PM489.2 km229,200 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
5/6/1212:45 AM4.287.5 km228,800 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
1/9/127:03 PM4.687.3 km584,300 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
1/2/129:57 AM4.190.4 km210,500 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
11/13/112:56 AM4.396.5 km205,300 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
10/16/116:16 PM490.1 km229,900 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov
2/26/118:10 AM482.8 km266,000 mNorth Island of New Zealandusgs.gov

Ruapuke

Ruapuke is a small farming community (predominantly sheep and cattle farmers) in the Waikato region on the slopes of Karioi, between Raglan and Kawhia in New Zealand. photo on the right is of Ruapuke (to right) from Houchens Rd, Te Mata. On a fine w..

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