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Palmerston North City

Palmerston North
Te Papaioea (Māori)
Metropolitan area
Clockwise from top: The Square, Central Business District, All Saints Church, City Library, The Square Clock Tower
Flag of Palmerston North
Flag
Nickname(s): Palmy

Motto: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat

Let him who has earned it, bear the reward
Palmerston North is located in New Zealand
Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Coordinates: 40°21.3′S 175°36.7′E / 40.3550°S 175.6117°E / -40.3550; 175.6117Coordinates: 40°21.3′S 175°36.7′E / 40.3550°S 175.6117°E / -40.3550; 175.6117
Country New Zealand
Island North Island
Region Manawatu-Wanganui
Territorial authority Palmerston North City Council
Borough proclaimed 1877
City proclaimed 1930
Electorates Palmerston North, Rangitīkei; (Māori): Te Tai Hauāuru
Government
 • Mayor Grant Smith
 • Deputy Mayor Tangi Utikere
Area
 • Territorial 395 km2 (153 sq mi)
Highest elevation 760 m (2,490 ft)
Lowest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (June 2016)
 • Territorial 86,300
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Urban 84,300
 • Demonym Palmerstonian
Time zone NZST (UTC+12)
 • Summer (DST) NZDT (UTC+13)
Post codes 4410, 4412, 4414, 4471, 4472, 4475, 4810, 4820
Area code(s) 06
Local iwi Ngāti Rangitāne
Website pncc.govt.nz
Largest groups of overseas-born residents
Nationality Population (2013)
 United Kingdom 3,591
 China 1,392
 Australia 1,017
 India 1,008
 South Africa 705
 Fiji 489
 Philippines 444
 United States 438
 Samoa 348
 Malaysia 333

Motto: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat

Palmerston North (/ˌpɑːmərstənˈnɔːrθ/ PAH-mər-stən-NORTH) (Māori: Te Papaioea or transliterated Māori: Pamutana), commonly referred to by locals as Palmerston, or colloquially Palmy, is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand.

Palmerston North is located inland, in the eastern Manawatu Plains, near the north bank of the Manawatu River. The city is 35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge. It is about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital, Wellington.

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 covers a land area of 395 square kilometres (98,000 acres).


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