Upokongaro
Upokongaro | |
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St Mary's Anglican Church. In 1885, Alfred Burton noted: "Upokongaro boasts a church with a three-sided spire something like a bayonet." | |
Interactive map of Upokongaro | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′S 175°08′E / 39.867°S 175.133°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 | 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 120 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Area code | 06 |
Upokongaro or Ūpokongaro is a settlement adjacent to the Whanganui River, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, in the Makirikiri Valley. Settled by Europeans in the 1860s, it was an important ferry crossing and riverboat stop. A spectacular discovery of moa bones was made in the area in the 1930s.