Greytown
Hūpēnui (Māori) | |
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Coordinates: 41°04′48″S 175°27′40″E / 41.080°S 175.461°E | |
Region | Wellington Region |
Territorial authority | South Wairarapa District |
Ward | Greytown Ward |
Community | Greytown Community[1] |
Founded | 1854 |
Named for | Sir George Grey |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | South Wairarapa District Council |
• Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
• Mayor of South Wairarapa | Martin Connelly |
• Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
Area | |
• Total | 5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
Population (June 2024)[3] | |
• Total | 2,940 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode(s) | 5712 |
Area code | 06 |
Greytown (Māori: Hūpēnui[4][5]), population 2,202 (at the 2013 Census), is a rural town in the centre of the Wairarapa region of New Zealand, in the lower North Island. It is 80 km north-east of Wellington and 25 kilometres southwest of Masterton, on State Highway 2. It was awarded the title of New Zealand's Most Beautiful Small Town 2017 (pop less than 5,000).[6]
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