Manawatu District

Manawatu District
Manawatu District
Country: New Zealand
Population: 29,700
(territorial)
(June 2010 estimate)[1]
Main town: Feilding
Other towns: Sanson, Bunnythorpe, Hiwinui, Awahuri, Colyton, Pohangina, Rangiwahia, Ruahine, Himatangi, Longburn, Rongotea, Tangimoana
Territorial Authority
Manawatu Territorial Authority.PNG
Name: Manawatu District
Mayor: Ian McKelvie
Deputy Mayor: Matt Bell
Extent: Himatangi to Rangiwahia;Rangitikei River to Ruahine Ranges
Land Area: 2,624.115 km² (1,013.176 sq mi)
Website: www.MDC.govt.nz
See also: Palmerston North, Horowhenua
Regional Council
Name: Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council)
Website: www.Horizons.govt.nz
Regional Tourism
Name: Destination Manawatu
Website: www.ManawatuNZ.co.nz

The Manawatu District is a district in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand.

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Location

"The Manawatu", as it is usually called, is located in the southwest of the island, close to the river which shares its name. Located north of Wellington, the district stretches from slightly north of the settlement of Himatangi in the south to just south of Mangaweka in the north, and from the Rangitikei River to the summit of the Tararua Ranges. The southern boundary follows the Manawatu River, and the district excludes the area around the city of Palmerston North (including Ashhurst). The district has an area of 2,624 km².

Population

The population of the district is 29,700 (June 2010 estimate).[1] The main town and seat of the district council is Feilding, which has a population of 14,500. Towns in the district include Halcombe, Himatangi, Bainesse, Bunnythorpe, Waituna West, Kimbolton, Apiti, Rangiwahia, Longburn, Rongotea, Pohangina, Tangimoana, Himatangi Beach and Sanson.

Schools in Manawatu District

Secondary

  • Feilding High School - Feilding
  • Longburn Adventist College - Longburn
  • Hato Paora College - Cheltenham

Intermediate

  • Feilding Intermediate School - Feilding

Primary

  • Manchester Street School - Feilding
  • Lytton Street School
  • North Street School
  • St Joseph's School

Local government

Manawatu District was formed through the amalgamation of the former Manawatu, Oroua, Kiwitea, Pohangina and part of Kairanga counties.

The current mayor of the district is Ian McKelvie

There are three wards, each ward is represented on the council by three councillors.

The three wards are:

  • Feilding
  • Kairanga
  • Kiwitea-Pohangina

Other uses

The term Manawatu (often the Manawatu) is also used to refer to a somewhat larger geographical region centred on the floodplain of the Manawatu River, with Palmerston North as its principal city. Like several other geographical regions, such as Wairarapa and the King Country, the Manawatu in this sense never had precisely defined borders, its extents determined largely by custom and preference. Usually included were Palmerston North City and all or most of today's Manawatu and Horowhenua Districts. Parts of the Rangitikei and/or Tararua districts could also be included.

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Coordinates: 40°05′35″S 175°46′55″E / 40.093°S 175.782°E / -40.093; 175.782


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