Wallacetown
Wallacetown is a small town in Southland, in the South Island of New Zealand. Wallacetown is to the west of Invercargill, on high ground between the Makarewa and Ōreti rivers, near the Ōreti's estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorneville and West Plains.
Lorneville
Hamlet
Lorneville is a small settlement on the northern outskirts of Invercargill, in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 6, at the junction with State Highways 98 and 99, and is thus also on the Southern Scenic Route. Lorneville is situated 4 km east of Wallacetown.
West Plains
Hamlet
West Plains is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand, northwest of Invercargill and north of Otatara. Ōreti River and its tributary Makarewa River flow through the plains. It is part of the Southland Plains. West Plains is situated 4½ km southeast of Wallacetown.
Makarewa
Hamlet
Makarewa is a small community north of Invercargill. Makarewa is situated 4½ km east of Wallacetown.
Wallacetown
- Type: Village with 717 residents
- Description: human settlement in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.33239° or 46° 19′ 57″ southLongitude
168.2895° or 168° 17′ 22″ eastPopulation
717Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Named after
AyrshireOpen location code
4V5CM79Q+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2134506712OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Wallacetown” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wallacetown”
- Dutch: “Wallacetown”
- French: “Wallacetown (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Wallacetown”
- Malay: “Wallacetown”
- Polish: “Wallacetown”
- Turkish: “Wallacetown”
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Highlights include Wallacetown School and Wallacetown Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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