Horowhenua District | |
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 Lake Papaitonga | |
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| Coordinates: 40°35′20″S 175°20′35″E / 40.589°S 175.343°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Wards | Levin Waiopehu Miranui Kere Kere |
| Seat | Levin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernie Wanden |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jo Mason |
| • Territorial authority | Horowhenua District Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,063.91 km2 (410.78 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,500 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Website | www |
Horowhenua District is a territorial authority district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Horowhenua District Council. Located north of Wellington and Kāpiti, it stretches from slightly north of the town of Ōtaki in the south to just south of Himatangi in the north, and from the coast to the top of the Tararua Range. It is in the Manawatū-Whanganui local government region. The name Horowhenua is Māori for landslide.[3]
Levin is the main town and the seat of the district council. Other towns include Foxton, Shannon and Tokomaru. The population of the district is 37,500 (June 2023).[2]
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Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "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)
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.