Horowhenua District

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Horowhenua District is a local government area in the lower North Island of New Zealand, known for its rural communities, coastal landscapes, and agricultural economy.

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Horowhenua District canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local government district
territorial authority
containsSettlement Foxton
Foxton Beach
Levin
Manakau
Opiki
Shannon
Tokomaru
Waitārere Beach
Ōhau
country New Zealand
governingBody Horowhenua District Council
governmentType territorial authority council
hasCoast west coast of North Island
hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
hasCouncil Horowhenua District Council
hasEconomyType agricultural economy
hasFeature coastal landscapes
rural communities
hasGeographicFeature Horowhenua coastal plain
Tararua Range foothills
linked to: Tararua Range
hasLandUse cropping
pastoral farming
hasLargestSettlement Levin
hasLocalGovernmentActStatus territorial authority under Local Government Act 2002
hasNameOrigin Horowhenua (Māori name referring to landslide or shaking earth)
hasNeighboringDistrict Kāpiti Coast District
Manawatū District
Palmerston North City
linked to: Palmerston North

Rangitīkei District
Tararua District
hasOfficialLanguage English
Māori
hasPrimaryIndustry dairy farming
horticulture
sheep and beef farming
hasSeat Levin
hasTransportRoute North Island Main Trunk railway line
State Highway 1
isLocatedIn North Island
lower North Island
isPartOf Manawatū-Whanganui Region
isSubdivisionOf New Zealand
locatedOnIsland North Island
observesDaylightSavingTime New Zealand Daylight Time
regionType district
timezone New Zealand Standard Time

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Manawatū River locatedIn Horowhenua District
Levin isLocatedIn Horowhenua District
Levin serves Horowhenua District
Foxton locatedIn Horowhenua District
Horizons Regional Council governs Horowhenua District
Kapiti Coast adjacentTo Horowhenua District
Cook Strait region containsRegion Horowhenua District
Shannon locatedInTerritorialAuthority Horowhenua District
Opiki locatedInDistrict Horowhenua District
Foxton Beach locatedIn Horowhenua District
Kāpiti Coast District borders Horowhenua District
Horowhenua-Kapiti represents Horowhenua District
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga hasPopulationRegion Horowhenua District