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|population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_urban = |population_blank1_title = Demonym |population_blank1 = Palmerstonian |population_blank2_title = |population_blank2 = |timezone = NZST |utc_offset = +12 |timezone_DST = NZDT |utc_offset_DST = +13 |coor_type = |latd=40 |latm=21.3 |lats= |latNS=S |longd=175|longm=36.7 |longs= |longEW=E |coordinates_display=y |postal_code_type = Post codes |postal_code = 4410, 4412, 4414, 4471, 4472, 4475, 4810, 4820 |area_code = 06 |website = |footnotes = |blank_name = Local iwi |blank_info = Ngāti Rangitāne }} Palmerston North ( ) ((マオリ語:Te Papaioea) or transliterated (マオリ語:Pamutana)), commonly referred to by locals as Palmerston, or colloquially ''Palmy'', is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is inland, located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, near the north bank of the Manawatu River. The city is from the river's mouth and from the end of the Manawatu Gorge. It is about north of the capital, Wellington. The city covers an area of . The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south, north-east, north-west and west of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges; including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively. Included in the city limits are fertile agricultural areas. Palmerston North is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area, with an urban population of The city's location was once little more than a clearing in a forest and occupied by small communities of indigenous Māori, who called it Papaioea, believed to mean "How beautiful it is". In the mid 19th century, it was discovered and settled by Europeans (mostly of British and Scandinavian origin). On foundation, the settlement was bestowed the name Palmerston, in honour of Viscount Palmerston, a former Prime Minister of Great Britain. The suffix "North" was added in 1871 by the Post Office to distinguish the settlement from Palmerston in the South Island. The Māori transliteration of Palmerston North, is Pamutana (Nota). However, Te Papaioea is the preferred Māori name. ==Physical Environment== Palmerston North has a land area of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palmerston North )〕 Of this, the area in public reserves is . Although surrounded by the Ruahine and Tararua range in the east and south respectively, the city is predominantly flat. The occasional rise in elevation occurs in the northeast and on the south side of the river. The typical urban area elevation ranges between 20–40 metres (65–130 ft). The highest point is above sea level. This is in the Tararua ranges, south-east of Scotts Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PNCC Landscape Values and Planning Provisions:Te Mata Landscape Assessment )〕The lowest Point is above sea level. This is at the river bank near Te Puna Road. Incidentally, both these locations are in the south-west of the city, by Linton. The length of the Manawatu river within the city boundary is and its tributary at Ashhurst, the Pohangina, is . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palmerston North」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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