Whakarongo

Whakarongo is a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand, between the city and . It is mainly rural, and features many vegetable gardens. Whakarongo was originally named Stoney Creek and along with neighbouring Kelvin Grove was part of the Stoney Creek Scandinavian and Roadmen's Block.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Whakarongo School and Cornerstone Christian School.

School
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School
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is an integrated co-educational Area School for Years 1–13 in the city of , . The school is divided by an administrative block between the junior and senior areas, after the senior area the newly installed intermediate block is situated.

Cemetery
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is the oldest cemetery in , New Zealand. Almost 10,000 people have been buried in the cemetery since Rangitāne gifted the land to the fledgling Palmerston North settlement in 1875. is situated 3½ km southwest of Whakarongo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelvin Grove and Roslyn.

Suburb
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is a suburb of on New Zealand's . It is bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk railway, and , on the west by Palmerston North–Gisborne Line and , the south by the , and the east by James Line and Whakarongo.

Suburb
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is a suburb in the city of , , New Zealand. It is located 3 kilometres north-east of the central city and bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk Railway, on the east by Palmerston North-Gisborne Railway, the south by Main Street East and the west by Ruahine Street. is situated 4 km west of Whakarongo.

Suburb
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is a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand. is located in the south east part of the city on a bend in the . It is bounded to the north by Main Street East, Roslyn and Kelvin Grove. is situated 4½ km southwest of Whakarongo.

Whakarongo

Latitude
-40.32707° or 40° 19′ 38″ south
Longitude
175.67525° or 175° 40′ 31″ east
Population
1,640
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
4VFQMMFG+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7838881715
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2179386
Wiki­data ID
Q7990470
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Whakarongo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Whakarongo”
  • Maori: “Whakarongo”
  • Turkish: “Whakarongo”

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