Mangatangi
Mangatangi | |
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Locality | |
  Mangatangi | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′04″S 175°11′56″E / 37.201°S 175.199°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 333 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Mangatangi is a locality about 7 km east of Mangatawhiri and 10.5 km west of Miranda in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand.
Mangatangi is in meshblocks 0841200 (NW), 0841300 (NE) and 0932801 (S), which had a combined population of 333 people in 120 households in the 2013 New Zealand census.[1]
Mangatangi Reservoir in the Hunua Ranges to the north was created by the Mangatangi Dam, a rolled earth water supply dam built in the 1970s.[2] The Mangatangi River flows south from the reservoir to become the Maramarua River.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Stream of Weeping" for Mangatangi.[3]
The Mangatangi Hall on Kaiaua Road was opened in 1940 and extended in 1960. It contains the Mangatangi-Miranda roll of honour for local people who fought in the Second World War.[4]
Education
Mangatangi School is a co-educational state full primary school covering years 1 to 8,[5] with a roll of 87 as of February 2024.[6] The school opened in 1919.[7]
References
- ^ "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Mangatangi Dam". Engineering New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Mangatangi-Miranda roll of honour". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 30 April 2014.
- ^ Education Counts: Mangatangi School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "About Us - History". Mangatangi School. Retrieved 31 August 2019.