Manawatū District
Manawatu District | |
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Rongotea Community Centre and Library (2011) | |
Manawatu District within the North Island | |
| Coordinates: 40°05′35″S 175°46′55″E / 40.093°S 175.782°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Wards | Feilding Rural Ngā Tapuae o Matangi (Māori) |
| Seat | Feilding |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helen Worboys |
| • Deputy Mayor | Michael Ford |
| • Territorial authority | Manawatu District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,566.59 km2 (990.97 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Website | www |
Manawatū District (officially Manawatu District) is a territorial authority district in the Manawatū-Whanganui local government region in the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Manawatu District Council. It includes most of the area between the Manawatū River in the south and the Rangitīkei River in the north, stretching from slightly south of the settlement of Himatangi in the south, to just south of Mangaweka in the north, and from the Rangitīkei River to the top of the Ruahine Range in the east. It does not include the Foxton area and the mouth of the Manawatū River, or Palmerston North City (which includes Ashhurst). Its main town is Feilding. The district has an area of 2,624 km².