Karamu, New Zealand
Karamu | |
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Rural community | |
Interactive map of Karamu | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′10″S 176°52′48″E / 39.636°S 176.880°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.20 km2 (5.10 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 1,400 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4172 |
Karamu is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the eastern outskirts of Hastings city.
Karamu Estate covered the area in the 1870s. A dispute over the title was made moot by the challenging solicitor purchasing a large share in the estate. Part of the estate was sold in several farming allotments and residential sites in 1891. Further subdivisions occurred in 1919, and 1924. The remainder was subdivided in 1929.