Mangateparu

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Mangateparu (New Zealand)
Mangateparu
Mangateparu

Mangateparu is a farming service community located close to the west bank of the Piako River, eight kilometres north of Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It has a population of about 400 people. The local school was forced to close in 2004.

The name means "the muddy stream" in Maori. Coordinates: 37°35′S, 175°30′E