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Palmerston North, city, southern North Island, New Zealand, overlooking the Manawatu River.

The settlement, named for Lord Palmerston, prime minister of England, was founded in 1866 and declared successively a town (1868), a borough (1877), and a city (1930). It lies at the junction of road and rail lines to Wellington (87 miles [140 km] southwest) and Auckland (339 miles [546 km] northwest) and is a commercial and service centre for the pastoral and mixed-farming Manawatu Plain and its bordering hills. The city’s industries include food processing, printing, and brewing; the manufacture of brick, tile, footwear, clothing, fertilizer, and pharmaceutical supplies; general and electrical engineering works; and motor- and tractor-assembly plants. The Royal New Zealand Air Force has extensive facilities in Palmerston North, which is the site of Massey University (founded 1926; university status 1963). Pop. (2006) 76,032; (2012 est.) 83,200.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.