Lower Hutt is located in the Wellington region of New Zealand. And in population wise it is the tenth city covering an area of 376.74 square kilometer.
Earlier the Hutt Valley was a thick forest and was close to the mouth of the Hutt River. The first inhabitant to this place was Maori tribes. The first ship company was established over here was and named as Tory in the year 1839.
The city was named after the river Hutt which was named after William Hutt who was the chairman and director of the New Zealand Company. After the settlement the river flooded and the settlers moved to the new colony to Thorndon what is now the heart of Wellington although some settlers remained in the northern part of the harbor.
With the arrival of railway industry the city boomed and the economic condition improved and flourished as well.
The climate of this place is quite comfortable and can be visited at any time of the year.
The population of this place comes to 101,600 according to 2008 census.
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