Horowhenua
The Manawatu is an area of the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is centred on the city of Palmerston North and a broad flat river plain, much of which has been formed by the mighty Manawatu river, one of the few rivers in the world to bisect a mountain range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: district of New Zealand with 38,200 residents
- Description: territorial authority district of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Horowhenua District”
- Neighbors: Manawatu and Palmerston North
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shannon railway station and Shannon Library.
Shannon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shannon railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk serving Shannon in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North. Shannon railway station is situated 4½ km northeast of Horowhenua.
Shannon Library
Library
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Shannon Library is situated 4½ km northeast of Horowhenua.
Bank of New Zealand
Building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bank of New Zealand is a building, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Horowhenua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shannon and Koputaroa.
Shannon
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shannon is a town of 1,600 people in the Manawatu region of the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is on SH 57 between Levin and Palmerston North.
Koputaroa
Hamlet
Koputaroa, Koputāroa or Kōputaroa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State Highway 57. Koputaroa is situated 3½ km west of Horowhenua.
Mangaore
Village
Mangaore is a small town in the district of Horowhenua, in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres southeast of Shannon. Mangaore is situated 6 km east of Horowhenua.
Horowhenua
- Location: Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Horowhenua” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horowhenua District”
- Czech: “Horowhenua District”
- Dutch: “Horowhenua District”
- French: “District de Horowhenua”
- French: “Horowhenua”
- German: “Horowhenua District”
- Hebrew: “הואווהנואה”
- Italian: “distretto di Horowhenua”
- Italian: “Distretto di Horowhenua”
- Japanese: “ホロフェヌア”
- Malay: “Daerah Horowhenua”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horowhenua District”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Horowhenua District”
- Slovenian: “Distrikt Horowhenua”
- Slovenian: “Horowhenua District”
- Slovenian: “Horowhenua”
- Spanish: “Horowhenua”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع ہورووینیوا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Koputaroa and Ihakara.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mangahao Power Station and Tokomaru River.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Horowhenua”. Photo: G Furtado, CC BY-SA 3.0.