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'''Waitotara''' is a town in South [[Taranaki]], [[New Zealand]]. [[Waverley, Taranaki|Waverley]] is 10 &nbsp;km to the north-west, and [[Wanganui]] is 34 &nbsp;km to the south-east. [[State Highway 3 (New Zealand)|State Highway 3]] passes through it. The [[Waitotara River]] flows past the east side of the town.<ref>{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 44}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 104}}</ref>
 
The population was 66 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 36 from 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/tarankai-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - South Taranaki District|publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]]}}</ref> More than 30 homes were evacuated during flooding in February 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3551484|title=Cyclone set to miss NZ but heavy rain coming|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=[[26 February]] [[2004]]}}</ref>
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==Education==
[[Waitotara School]] is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a [[Socio-Economic Decile|decile rating]] of 2 and a roll of 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=2474|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Waitotara School|publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> The school was founded in 1874.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwc.school.nz/Waitotara/home.htm|title=Welcome to Waitotara School|publisher=Waitotara School}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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==Notes==
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[[Category:South Taranaki District]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and communities in New Zealand]]
 
 
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