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Bell Block is a town in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. It is 6 km north-east of the centre of New Plymouth and 1 km from the outer edge of New Plymouth at Waiwhakaiho. Waitara is about 9 km to the north-east. New Plymouth Airport is located immediately to the north-east of Bell Block. The population was 5,277 in the 2013 Census, an increase of 1212 from 2006. IIt has 7.1 per cent of the New Plymouth District's population. The median age is 36.8 years, below the median age for the district of 40.6〔Statistics New Zealand 2013 census, QuickStats about Bell Block, http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-about-a-place.aspx?request_value=14115&parent_id=14111&tabname=#}〕 ==History== The land was purchased in November 1848 by Dillon Bell from the Puketapu iwi. The initial purchase was but more land was added subsequently. Disagreements over the sale of the land contributed to the First Taranaki War. A stockade was built to protect local settlers in 1860. Some of the earthworks continued until 1972 when a hotel was built on the site. Much of New Plymouth's heavy and medium industry is situated around Bell Block, which led to heavy traffic congestion. Construction of an arterial bypass of the town commenced in late 2006.〔(Construction to start this week on Bell Block: Scoop.co.nz )〕 A previously unknown Māori Pā site was discovered during site investigations and was excavated by archaeologists prior to construction.〔(NZ Archaeology News )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bell Block, Taranaki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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