Fitzroy

Fitzroy is a suburb in southern in . It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle and was later the Governor of New Zealand. It was declared a suburb in 1974.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,230 residents
  • Description: suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Fitzroy, Hamilton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamilton Gardens and Cobham Bridge.

Garden
Photo: Hamiltongardens, CC BY 3.0.
is located on the eastern side of Hamilton / Kirikiriroa in Waikato, New Zealand. The 54‑hectare site sits alongside the and comprises a combination of a curated collection of Enclosed Gardens. and freely accessible Outer Gardens.

Bridge
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 143.3 m long girder bridge in , , on Cobham Drive, which is part of SH1C. It spans the . The Ministry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a major regional in , . It provides specialised and emergency healthcare for the Midlands and Waikato area with patients referred there from feeder hospitals like , Lakes area, , , and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bader and Peacocke.

Suburb
is a suburb in southern in . The main street is named after WW II flying ace Douglas . In 2022, Kāinga Ora announced it was building an extra 75 state houses in . There were already older state houses in the area.

Quarter
is a semi-rural suburb in southern in . was brought into the city boundaries in 1989. It is one of the future urban zones of Hamilton, along with .

Suburb
Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in southern in . It was named by Bruce Lugton of developers Lugton Lands. He chose because he felt it depicted the area perfectly.

Fitzroy

Latitude
-37.81549° or 37° 48′ 56″ south
Longitude
175.30063° or 175° 18′ 2″ east
Population
3,230
Named after
Robert Fitzroy
Open location code
4VJQ58M2+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1624974010
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q5065575
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Fitzroy” goes by many names.
  • French: “Fitzroy (Hamilton)”
  • French: “Fitzroy”
  • Malay: “Fitzroy, Waikato”
  • Malay: “Fitzroy”
  • Turkish: “Fitzroy, Hamilton”

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Notable Places Nearby

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