Manaia, Taranaki

Manaia
Manaia post office, 2010
Manaia post office, 2010
Map
Coordinates: 39°33′S 174°08′E / 39.550°S 174.133°E / -39.550; 174.133
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authoritySouth Taranaki District
Ward
  • Taranaki Coastal General Ward
  • Te Kūrae Māori Ward
CommunityTaranaki Coastal Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySouth Taranaki District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
 • Total
2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,070
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Manaia is a rural town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. Ōpunake is 29 km to the northwest, and Hāwera is 13 km to the southeast. Kaponga is 15 km north. State Highway 45 passes through the town.[3][4] Manaia is named after the former Māori chief of the district, Hukunui Manaia.

The population was 960 in the 2013 Census, an increase of 36 from 2006.[5]

  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 34, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, map 96, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  5. ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place  : Manaia