Ballance, New Zealand
Ballance | |
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Locality | |
Interactive map of Ballance | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′00″S 175°47′49″E / 40.400°S 175.797°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Territorial authority | Tararua District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tararua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Scott Gilmore |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.24 km2 (30.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 1.96/km2 (5.06/sq mi) |
Ballance is a farming community in Tararua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The main settlement is located on the west back of the Mangahao River, south and west of Woodville and 11 km north-west of Pahiatua.
Tararua Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere, is located in the area.
The Ballance area includes part of the Manawatū Gorge west of Woodville, including the Ballance Bridge on State Highway 3. The Manawatu Gorge Track extends from Ballance in the east to the outskirts of Palmerston North in the west.