Shannon

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Shannon is a small rural town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand’s North Island.

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Shannon canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rural settlement
town
climate temperate oceanic climate
country New Zealand
distanceToLevin_km approximately 18
distanceToPalmerstonNorth_km approximately 28
distanceToWellington_km approximately 90
governedBy Horowhenua District Council
hasAreaCode 06
hasAttraction Owlcatraz Native Bird and Wildlife Park
Shannon Railway Station Museum
hasEconomicActivity dairy farming
horticulture
sheep and beef farming
hasFacility community hall
public library
sports grounds
hasFeature railway heritage structures
small commercial main street
hasLandUse pastoral farmland
rural residential
hasLocalIwi Muaūpoko
Ngāti Raukawa
hasNearbyTown Foxton
Levin
Tokomaru
hasPostcode 4821
hasPrimarySchool Shannon School
hasRailService Capital Connection (nearby via Palmerston North–Wellington route)
hasRailwayStation Shannon railway station
historicalFunction railway service town
locatedBetween Foxton
Levin
locatedIn Lower North Island
linked to: lower North Island

Manawatū-Whanganui region
locatedInRegionalCouncil Horizons Regional Council
locatedInTerritorialAuthority Horowhenua District
locatedNear Manawatū River
locatedOn State Highway 57
locatedOnIsland North Island
namedAfter George Vance Shannon
nearInfrastructure Mangahao Power Station
partOfElectorate Te Tai Hauāuru Māori electorate
Ōtaki general electorate
linked to: Ōtaki electorate
regionalAuthority Horizons Regional Council
servedByRailLine North Island Main Trunk
timezone NZST
timezoneDST NZDT

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