Index: db/backend/postgis/creation.py
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--- db/backend/postgis/creation.py	(revision 1)
+++ db/backend/postgis/creation.py	(working copy)
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     # Constructing the necessary SQL to create the database (the DATABASE_USER
     #  must possess the privileges to create a database)
     create_sql = 'CREATE DATABASE %s' % connection.ops.quote_name(db_name)
+
+    # use the postgis template to create the spatial db with necessary sp's
+    if hasattr(settings, 'POSTGIS_TEMPLATE'):
+        create_sql += ' TEMPLATE %s' % settings.POSTGIS_TEMPLATE
+
     if settings.DATABASE_USER:
         create_sql += ' OWNER %s' % settings.DATABASE_USER