Mangaroa | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 41°07′15″S 175°06′49″E / 41.1207°S 175.1137°ECoordinates: 41°07′15″S 175°06′49″E / 41.1207°S 175.1137°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
City | Upper Hutt |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,461 |
Mangaroa is a rural settlement just outside of Upper Hutt, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It consists of Rural Hill and Rural Valley Floor zones. The area is a tranquil setting consists of lifestyle blocks and farms surrounded by hills that are usually covered with a dusting of snow in the winter. The usual resident 2013 population of the area was 1,698.
It is home to the Mangaroa School and previously the Mangaroa Railway Station.