Koputaroa

Koputaroa
Rural locality
Interactive map of Koputaroa
Coordinates: 40°34′41″S 175°20′17″E / 40.578°S 175.338°E / -40.578; 175.338
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui region
Territorial authorityHorowhenua District
Wards
  • Waiopehu General Ward
  • Horowhenua Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHorowhenua District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
 • Horowhenua MayorBernie Wanden
 • Ōtaki MPTim Costley
 • Te Tai Hauāuru MPDebbie Ngarewa-Packer
Area
 • Total
118.76 km2 (45.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census)
 • Total
858
 • Density7.22/km2 (18.7/sq mi)

Koputaroa, Koputāroa or Kōputaroa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State Highway 57. It had a railway station from 1886 to 1986.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long snare for catching parakeets" for Kōputaroa.