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Whanganui

Administration
Full nameWhanganui (Wanganui)
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatu-Wanganui
Territorial authorityWanganui District
Government
MayorAnnette Main
Geography
Total Area915.9 sq mi (2372.7 km2)
Demography
Total Population  ( )
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.) 
Other information
Postcode(s)4500, 4501
Area code06

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Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

Like several New Zealand centres, it was officially designated a city until administrative reorganisation in 1989, and is now run by a District Council. Despite this, it is still regarded as a city by most New Zealanders.

Although called Wanganui from 1854, the New Zealand Geographic Board recommended that the name be changed to "Whanganui", and the government decided in December 2009 that while either spelling was acceptable, Crown agencies would use the Whanganui spelling.


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