Koputaroa
Koputaroa | |
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Rural locality | |
Interactive map of Koputaroa | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′41″S 175°20′17″E / 40.578°S 175.338°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| Territorial authority | Horowhenua District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Horowhenua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Horowhenua Mayor | Bernie Wanden |
| • Ōtaki MP | Tim Costley |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.76 km2 (45.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 858 |
| • Density | 7.22/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.