Whangaruru
Whangaruru is a rural community and harbour on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand. Mokau, Helena Bay, Whakapara, Hikurangi and Whangārei are to the south and the Bay of Islands is to the northwest.
- Type: Hamlet with 150 residents
- Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whangaruru South”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōakura and Waikare.
Ōakura
Village
Ōakura is a small coastal settlement in the Whangarei District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. The local Mōkau Marae and Huruiki meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngātiwai hapū of Te Uri o Hikihiki. Ōakura is situated 5 km south of Whangaruru.
Waikare
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Whangaruru
- Category: locality
- Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.34762° or 35° 20′ 51″ south
Longitude
174.3252° or 174° 19′ 31″ east
Population
150
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4VPPM82G+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Whangaruru” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whangaruru”
- French: “Whangaruru”
- German: “Whangaruru”
- Malay: “Whangaruru”
- Maori: “Whangaruru”
- Turkish: “Whangaruru”
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