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Wanganui, New Zealand



         


Wanganui
Urban Area Population 40,000
Extent Westmere to Marybank
Territorial
Authority
Name Wanganui District
Population 43,900
Extent Nukumaru to


Whangaehu River;


north to Kakatahi
Regional
Council
Name Manawatu-Wanganui

Wanganui (renamed from the European name Petre in 1852), is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Wanganui District Council.

Features of the district include the Whanganui River (renamed 1991) and the Royal Wanganui Opera House.

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