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Mangaroa | |
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Rural area | |
 View from the Remutaka Rail Trail at Mangaroa | |
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| Coordinates: 41°07′15″S 175°06′49″E / 41.1207°S 175.1137°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Upper Hutt |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Upper Hutt City Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Upper Hutt | Wayne Guppy |
| • Remutaka MP | Chris Hipkins |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 154.57 km2 (59.68 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 2,210 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Mangaroa is a rural settlement just outside of Upper Hutt, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It includes lifestyle blocks and farms surrounded by hills, which are usually covered by a dusting of snow during the winter.
The former Mangaroa Railway Station is located at Mangaroa.
Mangaroa has its own indie rock radio station, andHow.FM.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long stream" for Mangaroa.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.