| Palmerston North |
| Urban Area |
Population |
77,600 |
| Extent |
north to
Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd
& Ashhurst; south to
military camp, SH 57
|
Territorial
Authority |
Name |
Palmerston North City |
| Population |
77,100 |
| Extent |
north to Cloverlea,
airport & Ashhurst; south
to Linton, Tararua Ranges |
| See also |
Manawatu District |
Regional
Council |
Name |
Manawatu-Wanganui |
Palmerston North is a city in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of
New Zealand, about 140 kilometres north of the capital, Wellington.
It has transportation significance as a rail junction, where the North Island Main Trunk is joined by the line that runs
through the Manawatu Gorge to
Woodville, then branches to serve most of Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay. The railway was originally routed through the central Square of the
town, but was diverted to the north in the middle of the 20th Century; urban development leapfrogged it, however.
Massey University is based in Palmerston North.
External links
See also: list of regions in
New Zealand and territorial authorities of New Zealand.
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