Dannevirke

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Dannevirke Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua
Dannevirke High Street in May 2016
Coordinates: 40°12′22″S 176°05′58″E / 40.20611°S 176.09944°E / -40.20611; 176.09944
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
Territorial authority	Tararua District
Ward	North Tararua General Ward Tamaki nui-a Rua Maori Ward
Community	Dannevirke Community
Electorates	Wairarapa Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Tararua District Council
• Regional council	Horizons Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	5,640
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4930

Dannevirke (lit. "work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; Māori: Taniwaka or Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua, the area where the town is), is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the main centre of the Tararua District.

The surrounding area, a catchment and source of the Manawatū River (approximately 20 Min drive north of town) has developed into dairy, beef cattle and sheep farming, which now provides the major income for the town's population of 5,640.