Pākaraka
Pākaraka | |
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Church in Pākaraka | |
Interactive map of Pākaraka | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′16″S 174°51′42″E / 39.821030°S 174.861786°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Whanganui District |
| Community | Whanganui Rural Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Whanganui District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Whanganui | Andrew Tripe |
| • Whanganui MP | Carl Bates |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.24 km2 (22.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 192 |
| • Density | 3.30/km2 (8.54/sq mi) |
Pākaraka, previously known as Okehu, Maxwelltown, and most recently Maxwell, is a farming and lifestyle community 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Whanganui, in the North Island of New Zealand.