Mangaore is a small town in the

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, in the southwestern

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. It is located 4 kilometres southeast of Shannon. Mangaore Reserve is a park with several sections, one containing Mangaore Hall, and another with walking tracks in an area called "Snake Gully". The hall is run by a local residents association, and can hold up to 200 people. The town was the headquarters for the construction of the

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in 1919–1924.

Demographics

Mangaore is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers . It is part of the wider Miranui statistical area, which covers . The population of Mangaore was 78 in the

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, unchanged from the 2013 census, and a decrease of 3 (-3.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 39 males and 36 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. Ethnicities were 66 people (84.6%) European/Pākehā, 30 (38.5%) Māori, 6 (7.7%) Pacific peoples, and 3 (3.8%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 21 people (26.9%) were under 15 years old, 12 (15.4%) were 15–29, 33 (42.3%) were 30–64, and 9 (11.5%) were over 65.

References

{{Horowhenua District Horowhenua District Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui