Place:Shannon, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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NameShannon
TypeCity or town
Coordinates40.533°S 175.4°E
Located inManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Shannon is a small town in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. it is located 28 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North and 15 kilometres northeast of Levin.

The main activities in the district are dairy, sheep, and mixed farming. Mangaore (5 kilometres east) is the residential township for the nearby Mangahao hydro-electric power station, which was the second power station to be built in New Zealand and the first to be built by the government. The power station is the oldest still supplying power to New Zealand grid. The Manawatu River lies to the west of the town.

A large percentage of the population is Māori with the local primary school representing kaupapa Māori.

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