Bunnythorpe

Bunnythorpe
village
Map
Coordinates: 40°17′S 175°38′E / 40.283°S 175.633°E / -40.283; 175.633
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui region
Territorial authorityPalmerston North City
Ward
  • Te Hirawanui General Ward
  • Te Pūao Māori Ward
Named forHenry Bunny
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityPalmerston North City Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
Area
 • Total4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total740
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Area Code06

Bunnythorpe is a village in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, 10 km (6 mi) north of the region's major city, Palmerston North. Dairy farms predominate the surrounding area but the community facilities include Bunnythorpe School, with a roll of about 80 pupils as of 2010, as well as a rugby football club, country club and several manufacturing plants. The population was 687 in the 2018 census.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).