Patea

This article is about the Taranaki town. For the former electorate, see Patea (New Zealand electorate). For the fiord, see Doubtful Sound / Patea.

Patea
Aerial photo of Patea
Aerial photo of Patea
Map
Coordinates: 39°45′26″S 174°28′36″E / 39.75722°S 174.47667°E / -39.75722; 174.47667
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authoritySouth Taranaki District
Ward
  • Pātea General Ward
  • Te Tai Tonga Māori Ward
CommunityPātea Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySouth Taranaki District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total1,290
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4520
The Aotea canoe remembrance arch in Patea

Patea (/pɑːˈtɛər/ pah-TAIR) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. The Pātea River flows through the town from the north-east and into the South Taranaki Bight.[3][4]

  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. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, map 44, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, map 97, ISBN 1-877333-20-4