Ruapehu District

Ruapehu District
Ruapehu district within the North Island
Coordinates: 38°48′14″S 175°15′43″E / 38.804°S 175.262°E / -38.804; 175.262
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
Wards
  • General
  • Māori
Named afterMount Ruapehu
SeatTaumarunui
Towns
Government
  MayorWeston Kirton
  Deputy MayorVivienne Hoeta
  Chief ExecutiveClive Manley
  Territorial authorityRuapehu District Council
Area
  Land6,734.44 km2 (2,600.18 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,797 m (9,177 ft)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
13,550
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Area code(s)07 (northern and central)
06 (southern)
Websitewww.ruapehudc.govt.nz

Ruapehu District is a territorial authority in the centre of New Zealand's North Island.

It has an area of 6,734 square kilometers and the district's population in June 2024 was 13,550.