Palmerston North is located in Manawatu Wanganui region of New Zealand. This city is considered to be the seventh largest urban area of New Zealand.
Earlier the name of the city was Palmerston and was named after Viscount Palmerston the former Prime Minster of Great Britain. The Maori tribes of this region who were the first settlers to this region transliterated the name of Pamutana of Palmerstone.
The people over here are quite generous and greet every visitor with a warm hospitality. The place is rich in cultural heritage that can be found from the various cultural centers present in the city. The city is also filed with historical mansions reflecting historical aspect of the city.
There are parks and recreation centers in this city that attracts tourist throughout the world.
The climate of this place is quite comfortable and can be visited at any time of the year.
The population of this place comes to 75,543 according to 2001 census.
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