Waihou

For Waihou marae, see Panguru.

Waihou
Map
Coordinates: 37°34′26″S 175°40′26″E / 37.574°S 175.674°E / -37.574; 175.674
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictMatamata-Piako District
WardTe Aroha Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityMatamata-Piako District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total310
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)

Waihou is a rural settlement in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located on State Highway 26 between Te Aroha and Morrinsville and west of the Waihou River.[3]

Waihou Recreational Reserve provides sporting facilities.[4]

At the beginning of the 20th century, Waihou had a population of about 100, a railway siding and a primary school.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ Harriss, Gavin (August 2022). Waihou, Waikato (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "Waihou Recreational Reserve". Matamata-Piako District Council. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Waihou". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Vol. Auckland Provincial District. 1902.