page_title: Waipukurau
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Waipukurau / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Waipukurau, North Island, New Zealand
context_page_description: Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings.
context_section_description: Waipukurau has a population of 4,390  (June 2019). It had a population of 3,741 as at the 2013 census, which was a decrease of 264 (6.6%) since the 2006 census.
  In December 1858 Waipukurau census area had 243 males and 73 females - a total population of 316. 1,441 acres of land were fenced or cultivated with 95 horses, 364 cattle, and 20,365 sheep. There were also 4 goats and 61 pigs.
caption: Waipukurau - View from Pukeora
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