Himatangi Beach

Himatangi Beach
Town
Himatangi Beach and Kaikokopu Stream from the dunes
Himatangi Beach and Kaikokopu Stream from the dunes
Map
Coordinates: 40°22′18″S 175°14′06″E / 40.37167°S 175.23500°E / -40.37167; 175.23500
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictManawatū District
Ward
  • Manawatū Rural General Ward
  • Ngā Tapuae o Matangi Māori Ward
SettledEarly 1700s
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityManawatū District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
590
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-12 (NZST)
Postal code
5551

Himatangi Beach is a small coastal community in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 32 kilometres west of Palmerston North in the centre of the largest sand dune geographical feature in New Zealand.[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. ^ "About Himatangi Beach". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010.