Shannon | |
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Town | |
 Te Maire Park | |
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| Coordinates: 40°32′49.92″S 175°24′38.52″E / 40.5472000°S 175.4107000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| Territorial authority | Horowhenua District |
| Wards |
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| Founded by | Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. |
| Named for | George Vance Shannon |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Horowhenua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Horowhenua Mayor | Bernie Wanden |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,610 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4821 |
| Area Code | 06 |
Shannon is a small town in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. it is located 28 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North and 15 kilometres northeast of Levin.
The main activities in the district are dairy, sheep, and mixed farming. Mangaore (5 kilometres east) is the residential township for the nearby Mangahao hydro-electric power station, which was the second power station to be built in New Zealand and the first to be built by the government. The power station is the oldest still supplying power to New Zealand grid.[3] The Manawatu River lies to the west of the town.
A large percentage of the population is Māori with the local primary school representing kaupapa Māori.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Mangahao Power Station | Engineering New Zealand". www.engineeringnz.org. Retrieved 15 May 2024.