Levin

Levin is a town of 19,000 people in the region of North Island. Levin is the largest town in the Horowhenua District. Nestled beneath the magnificent Tararua Ranges, it is near Lake Horowhenua.
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  • Type: Town with 18,800 residents
  • Description: town in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Levin, New Zealand”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Levin and Thompson House.

Railway station
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railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk serving in the of . It is served by the Capital Connection long-distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North.

Public building
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is a public building.

School
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is a state co-educational secondary school located in Levin, New Zealand. The school has 885 students from Years 9 to 13 as of July 2026.

Levin

Latitude
-40.6218° or 40° 37′ 19″ south
Longitude
175.2866° or 175° 17′ 12″ east
Population
18,800
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ LEV
Open location code
4VFQ97HP+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 57843878
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2206371
Wiki­data ID
Q1821910
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Satellite Map

Discover Levin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Levin” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Levin”
  • Catalan: “Levin”
  • Cebuano: “Levin”
  • Dutch: “Levin”
  • French: “Levin”
  • German: “Levin”
  • Hebrew: “לווין”
  • Italian: “Levin”
  • Japanese: “レヴィン”
  • Malay: “Levin, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Taitoko”
  • Polish: “Levin”
  • Russian: “Левин (Новая Зеландия)”
  • Russian: “Левин”
  • Slovenian: “Levin”
  • Spanish: “Levin”
  • Swedish: “Levin”
  • Turkish: “Levin”
  • Urdu: “لیون، نیوزی لینڈ”

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