The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Wanganui
(wng´´n´, wng´´g) (KEY) , city (1996 pop. 41,097), SW North Island, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Whanganui (or Wanganui) River. Wanganui is a distribution center and port for coastal trade. It was founded in 1840.