Khandallah
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 Khandallah
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Wellington City |
| Electoral ward | Onslow-Western Ward |
| Land area | 509 ha (1.97 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 41°14′0″S 174°47′0″E / 41.23333°S 174.78333°ECoordinates: 41°14′0″S 174°47′0″E / 41.23333°S 174.78333°E |
| Population | 8,478(2013) |
| Facilities | |
| Railway station(s) | Khandallah, Box Hill, Simla Crescent |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Johnsonville |
| East | Ngauranga |
| South | Kaiwharawhara |
| West | Ngaio |
Khandallah is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)northeast of the city centre, on hills overlooking Wellington Harbour.
The suburb's name, which supposedly means "Resting place of God" in an unspecified language, is said to come from a homestead built in the area in 1884 by Captain James Andrew, who had recently returned from duty in India. Khandallah is named after Khandela, Rajasthan. For this reason the suburb and those surrounding it have many place names connected with the Indian subcontinent. When the railway was laid through the area by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, Andrew is reported as insisting that the railway station be named Khandallah with the h on the end of the name.
However Edward Battersbee (also spelt Battersby) was listed in the 1864-1865 Province of Wellington electoral roll as living at Khandalah, Porirua Road on 23 April 1864 some 20 years earlier than Andrew. In addition Battersby had worked for the East India Company, thereby making him the more likely originator of the suburbs name. In January 1868 Battersbee placed his 450-acre property, named in the advertisement as Khrandalah, on the market for sale.
When the formation of the Borough of Onslow was proposed in 1889, Khandallah was already described as a District, and Khandallah was part of the Onslow Borough until it amalgamated with Wellington in 1919.
The northeastern part of the suburb is dominated by a large area of parkland, which stretches north towards Johnsonville. Three parks that make up this reserve land total almost 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) of the slopes of Mount Kaukau. The summit of this 445-metre (1,460 ft) peak, which is topped by Wellington's main television transmitter tower, provides impressive views of the harbour. Khandallah has a reputation for being one of the most affluent of Wellington's suburbs.
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