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Wanganui

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Wanganui
Urban AreaPopulation40,000
ExtentWestmere to Marybank
Territorial
Authority
NameWanganui District
Population43,900
ExtentNukumaru to\n
Whangaehu River;\n
north to Kakatahi
Regional
Council
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NameManawatu-Wanganui
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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.

External links

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The district council's website\n* Wikitravel Wanganui page See also: list of regions in New Zealand and territorial authorities of New Zealand.

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