Manawatu

The Manawatu River in the Manawatu Gorge, with the railway on one side and the main highway on the other.

Meaning

Proper Noun

local government district within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand (country).
river in the same area of New Zealand (country), which flows into the Tasman Sea.

Origin

From Maori manawa + tu

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