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Wairau Valley

Wairau Valley is the valley of the in , New Zealand and also the name of the main settlement in the upper valley. State Highway 63 runs through the valley.
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Wairau Valley

Latitude
-41.56354° or 41° 33′ 49″ south
Longitude
173.53141° or 173° 31′ 53″ east
Population
2,150
Elevation
165 metres (541 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ WAR
Open location code
4VCMCGPJ+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2127324332
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2179940
Wiki­data ID
Q14479614
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Wairau Valley” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Wairau”
  • Cebuano: “Wairau Valley”
  • Dutch: “Wairau Valley”
  • French: “Wairau Valley”
  • Malay: “Lembah Wairau”
  • Maori: “Wairau Valley”
  • Polish: “Wairau Valley”
  • Turkish: “Wairau Valley”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайрау”

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