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Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level. The population of the Otaika-Portland area was 993 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 18 from 2001. The major industry is Portland Cement, which is New Zealand's largest cement manufacturer. It has a specialised loading dock on the harbour, and quarries Tikorangi for lime. ==History== The Portland Cement Works, which started on Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour in 1885, moved to Portland in 1916.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brief History of the Cement Industry in New Zealand ) This source gives a date of 1918 for the move to Portland.〕 The Cement works is now owned by Golden Bay Cement, a division of Fletcher Building. Historically, the town had a train station on the North Auckland Line. 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「Portland, New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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