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The town is located at the foot of the Tararua Ranges which lie to the west. It is 35 kilometres north of Masterton and a similar distance south of Palmerston North. It is situated on State Highway 2 and the eastern bank of the Makakahi River.
Eketahuna is considered by some to be the epitome of stereotypical rural New Zealand towns, and is occasionally used in conversation to represent "the real New Zealand". The 2001 census recorded Eketahuna's population at 579.
The Mount Bruce bird sanctuary is located to the south of the town.
geography stubs Hawke's Bay-Wairarapa Manawatu-Wanganui Cities and towns of New Zealand