Patoka, New Zealand
Patoka | |
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Settlement | |
Interactive map of Patoka | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′49″S 176°36′18″E / 39.347°S 176.605°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Hastings District Rural Community |
| Subdivision | Kaweka subdivision |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Mayor of Hastings | Wendy Schollum |
| • Napier MP | Katie Nimon |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.44 km2 (34.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 165 |
| • Density | 1.84/km2 (4.78/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4181 |
Patoka is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at base of the Kaweka Range and Kaweka Forest Park.
The area has been used for pastoral sheep and dairy farming since the 19th century. It promotes itself on its rolling countryside, high rainfall and free-draining paddocks.