Taumarunui

Also known as New Zealand--Taumarunui, Taumarunui (N.Z.)

Taumarunui is a 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Taumarunui
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: NZL-taumarunui-hauptstr.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hakiaha Street in 2009
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 6
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: New Zealand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Manawatū-Whanganui
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ruapehu District
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name5: Taumarunui-Ōhura Community
Settlement.seat_type: Electorates
Settlement.leader_title: Territorial Authority

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4860
Official website: www.taumarunui.co.nz
Image: NZL-taumarunui-hauptstr.jpg

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Commons category: Taumarunui
postal code: 3920

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It has a population of as of 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.