Taumarunui

Taumarunui
Taumarunui
Town
	Hakiaha Street in 2009
	Coordinates: 38°53.0′S 175°15.7′E / 38.8833°S 175.2617°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Ruapehu District
Ward	Ruapehu General Ward; Ruapehu Māori Ward;
Community	Taumarunui-Ōhura Community
Electorates	Rangitīkei; Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	Ruapehu District Council
• Regional council	Horizons Regional Council
Area
• Total	13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	4,800
Postcode(s)	3920
Area code	07

Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of Tūrangi. It is under the jurisdiction of Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region.

It has a population of 4,800 as of June 2023,^[2] and is the largest centre for a considerable distance in any direction. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk railway.

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[NZ_population_data_2018-2] "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)

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