Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, North Island, New Zealand


🇳🇿 Palmerston North (Māori: Te Papa-i-Oea) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, 35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth, and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area.

The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south, north-east, north-west and west of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges; including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively.

The city's location was once little more than a clearing in a forest and occupied by small communities of Māori, who called it Papa-i-Oea, believed to mean "How beautiful it is". In the mid-19th century, it was settled by Europeans—originally by Scandinavians and, later, British colonists. On foundation, the British settlement was bestowed the name Palmerston, in honour of Viscount Palmerston, a former British Prime Minister. The suffix North was added in 1871 to distinguish the settlement from Palmerston in the South Island. Today, the name is often informally shortened to "Palmy".

Early Palmerston North relied on public works and saw-milling. The west coast railway was built in 1886, linking the town to Wellington, and Palmerston North benefited from a booming pastoral farming industry. Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North Hospital, and the establishment of Massey University (in 1927) have reduced the dependence on farming since the early 20th century. Popular attractions include Te Manawa (a museum and art gallery that includes the New Zealand Rugby Museum), and several performing arts venues.

Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, North Island, New Zealand 

Palmerston North has a population of over 82,100 people. Palmerston North also forms the centre of the wider Manawatū-Whanganui region which has a population of over 256,500 people.

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North of: -40.357

🇳🇿 Whanganui -39.932

🇨🇱 Valdivia -39.8

🇳🇿 Hastings -39.645

🇳🇿 Napier -39.505

🇳🇿 Stratford -39.333

🇦🇷 General Roca -39.027

🇦🇷 Neuquén City -38.953

🇦🇷 Cipolletti -38.929

🇦🇷 Neuquén -38.926

🇨🇱 Temuco -38.733

South of: -40.357

🇦🇷 Viedma -40.808

🇳🇿 Masterton -40.95

🇦🇺 Burnie -41.05

🇳🇿 Porirua -41.131

🇳🇿 Upper Hutt -41.133

🇦🇷 Bariloche -41.133

🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche -41.143

🇳🇿 Hutt -41.217

🇳🇿 Lower Hutt -41.217

🇳🇿 Nelson -41.269

East of: 175.61

🇳🇿 Masterton 175.664

🇳🇿 Taupō 176.072

🇳🇿 Tauranga 176.154

🇳🇿 Rotorua 176.25

🇳🇿 Hastings 176.843

🇳🇿 Napier 176.9

🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456

🇳🇿 Gisborne 178.016

🇫🇯 Suva 178.427

🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534

West of: 175.61

🇳🇿 Cambridge 175.467

🇳🇿 Hamilton 175.28

🇳🇿 Whanganui 175.05

🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05

🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917

🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917

🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883

🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84

🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767

🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763

Antipodal to Palmerston North is: -4.39,40.357

Locations Near: Palmerston North 175.61,-40.3568

🇳🇿 Masterton 175.664,-40.95 d: 66.1  

🇳🇿 Whanganui 175.05,-39.932 d: 67.1  

🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 98.4  

🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 107.8  

🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 112  

🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 112  

🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 125.1  

🇳🇿 Hastings 176.843,-39.645 d: 131.5  

🇳🇿 Napier 176.9,-39.505 d: 145.2  

🇳🇿 Stratford 174.283,-39.333 d: 160.6  

Antipodal to: Palmerston North -4.39,40.357

🇪🇸 Avila -4.683,40.65 d: 19974.1  

🇪🇸 Boadilla del Monte -3.867,40.4 d: 19970.5  

🇪🇸 Móstoles -3.865,40.323 d: 19970.4  

🇪🇸 Las Rozas de Madrid -3.873,40.492 d: 19968.8  

🇪🇸 Majadahonda -3.867,40.467 d: 19969.1  

🇪🇸 Alcorcón -3.824,40.351 d: 19967.1  

🇪🇸 Pozuelo de Alarcón -3.815,40.441 d: 19965.5  

🇪🇸 Illescas -3.846,40.123 d: 19962.1  

🇪🇸 Talavera de la Reina -4.833,39.959 d: 19957  

🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada -3.793,40.283 d: 19963.8  

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