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The 96-megawatt
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Zealand describes Karapiro Village as a rural settlement, which covers 0.96 km (0.37 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 310 as of June 2023, with a population density of 323 people per km. The settlement is part of the larger Karapiro statistical area.
437:. There were 102 households, comprising 153 males and 144 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 54 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 48 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 153 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (13.9%) aged 65 or older.
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1001:Lowe, D.J.; Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B. (ed.).
652:. Lake Karapiro alternates with the South Island's
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766:25 October
738:15 January
710:References
681:Transpower
328:Te Waharoa
324:Ngāti Maru
320:Ngāti Hauā
198:Population
160:Government
71:37°55′19″S
1373:Cambridge
1228:Paterangi
849:NZHistory
702:Education
658:Maadi Cup
619:reservoir
577:Christian
461:Christian
322:defeated
301:Cambridge
254:Area code
220:Time zone
1434:Kakepuku
1405:Kihikihi
1336:Pukerimu
1321:Karapiro
1316:Fencourt
1269:Pukeatua
1259:Parawera
1233:Pirongia
589:Buddhist
532:Source:
444:, 10.9%
419:Source:
332:Karāpiro
318:In 1830
273:Karāpiro
265:Karapiro
117:District
35:Karapiro
1378:Hautapu
1346:Te Miro
1284:Tokanui
1279:Te Rahu
1243:Te Pahu
1238:Rukuhia
880:Newshub
565:, 2.8%
561:, 1.5%
557:, 8.0%
493:±% p.a.
448:, 2.0%
380:±% p.a.
307:History
281:Waikato
111:Waikato
99:Country
42:Village
1264:Pokuru
1223:Ōhaupō
1066:
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634:rowing
585:Muslim
555:Pākehā
527:+3.66%
516:+1.20%
442:Pākehā
414:+8.55%
403:−0.42%
338:words
248:(NZDT)
246:UTC+13
225:UTC+12
107:Region
1486:Mayor
922:Stuff
899:Stuff
581:Hindu
567:Asian
559:Māori
524:2,334
513:1,950
502:1,794
454:Asian
446:Māori
269:Māori
146:Taupō
1186:Seat
1064:ISBN
1045:2011
1037:NZPA
1007:ISBN
968:2023
857:2021
831:2021
804:2023
786:2023
768:2023
740:2024
646:2010
644:and
642:1978
521:2018
510:2013
499:2006
488:Pop.
484:Year
408:2018
397:2013
386:2006
375:Pop.
371:Year
347:piro
341:karā
279:and
229:NZST
185:Area
127:Ward
1398:n/a
1366:n/a
1309:n/a
683:'s
640:in
411:303
400:201
389:207
239:DST
206:310
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