Coatesville, New Zealand

Coatesville
Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, the main road through Coatesville
Coordinates: 36°42′59″S 174°38′33″E / 36.71639°S 174.64250°E / -36.71639; 174.64250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
WardRodney ward
Local boardRodney Local Board
SubdivisionDairy Flat subdivision
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council
Area
 • Total
21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
 • Total
2,140
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)

Coatesville is an affluent, rural community situated approximately 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north.

The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the prime minister at the time.

Mincher is a garden of national significance in Coatesville.

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