Mangaroa

Mangaroa
Rural area
View from the Remutaka Rail Trail at Mangaroa
View from the Remutaka Rail Trail at Mangaroa
Map
Coordinates: 41°07′15″S 175°06′49″E / 41.1207°S 175.1137°E / -41.1207; 175.1137
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityUpper Hutt
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityUpper Hutt City Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Mayor of Upper HuttWayne Guppy
 • Remutaka MPChris Hipkins
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total154.57 km2 (59.68 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,210
 • Density14/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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.