Himatangi Beach is a small coastal community in the

Manawatū-Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawat ...

region of

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. It is located 32 kilometres west of

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

in the centre of the largest sand dune geographical feature in

Demographics

Himatangi Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers . It is part of the wider

Oroua Downs Himatangi is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 56, 25 kilometres west of Palmerston North, and seven kilometres east of the coastal settle ...

statistical area, which covers . The population of Himatangi Beach was 510 in the

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, an increase of 81 (18.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 60 (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 261 males and 249 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. Ethnicities were 453 people (88.8%) European/Pākehā, 84 (16.5%) Māori, 6 (1.2%) Pacific peoples, and 12 (2.4%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 60 people (11.8%) were under 15 years old, 66 (12.9%) were 15–29, 252 (49.4%) were 30–64, and 132 (25.9%) were over 65. The population increases to several thousand in the summer.

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Manawatu District Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui {{ManawatuWanganui-geo-stub

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