Wigram

For other uses, see Wigram (disambiguation).

Wigram
Area
• Total	7.2899 km² (2.8146 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	2,448
• Density	340/km² (870/sq mi)

Wigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Technically called Wigram Park, the second half of its name is never used. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby. It is seven kilometres to the west of the city centre.

Until 1993 Wigram was the home to one of the country's main Royal New Zealand Air Force bases, but this was closed after cutbacks in military spending. The Wigram Aerodrome still exists, and is now used by several private businesses. The airport has now been de-commissioned, and is now being subdivided for housing by Ngai Tahu under the name of Wigram Skies. The Canterbury Agricultural Park is located in Wigram.

Coordinates: 43°32′59″S 172°32′50″E / 43.5496°S 172.5472°E / -43.5496; 172.5472

Suburbs of Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main suburbs	Aranui Belfast Bishopdale Burnside Cashmere Central City Fendalton Halswell Hornby Linwood Merivale New Brighton Papanui Riccarton Shirley St Albans Sumner Sydenham Woolston

Minor suburbs	Addington Aidanfield Avondale Avonhead Avonside Barrington Beckenham Bexley Bottle Lake Bridgend Bromley Brooklands Broomfield Burwood Bryndwr Casebrook Chaneys Clifton Coutts Island Cracroft Dallington Edgeware Ferrymead Harewood Heathcote Valley Hei Hei Hillmorton Hillsborough Hoon Hay Huntsbury Hyde Park Ilam Islington Kainga Kennedys Bush Mairehau Marshland Masham Middleton Moncks Bay Mount Pleasant Murray Aynsley Hill North Linwood North New Brighton Northcote Northwood Oaklands Opawa Ouruhia Parklands Phillipstown Queenspark Redcliffs Redwood Richmond Richmond Hill Richmond South Russley St Andrews Hill St Martins Scarborough Sockburn Somerfield South New Brighton Southshore Spencerville Spreydon Stewarts Gully Strowan Styx Taylors Mistake Upper Riccarton Waimairi Beach Wainoni Waltham Westlake Westmorland Wigram Yaldhurst

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