Waiouru

Waiouru is a small town in the , in New Zealand's . It is located on the south-eastern , 130 km north of and 25 kilometres south-east of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 765 residents
  • Description: town in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Warouru”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Army Museum and Waiouru Military Camp.

Museum
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The is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. It is located on State Highway One, on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru.

Military installation
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is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central of New Zealand near Waiouru. All New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training, the All Arms Recruit Course, at .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tangiwai.

Locality
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is a 2,696.66-square-kilometre census area and a small rural community in the of the region of New Zealand's . is situated 7 km west of Waiouru.

Waiouru

Latitude
-39.47842° or 39° 28′ 42″ south
Longitude
175.66854° or 175° 40′ 7″ east
Population
765
Elevation
819 metres (2,687 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ WAO
Open location code
4VGQGMC9+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331660552
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2180063
Wiki­data ID
Q912379
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Waiouru” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Waiouru”
  • Catalan: “Waiouru”
  • Cebuano: “Waiouru”
  • Chinese: “懷歐魯”
  • Dutch: “Waiouru”
  • French: “Waiouru”
  • German: “Waiouru”
  • Japanese: “ワイオウル”
  • Malay: “Waiouru”
  • Maori: “Waiouru”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Waiouru”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waiouru”
  • Norwegian: “Waiouru”
  • Polish: “Waiouru”
  • Portuguese: “Waiouru”
  • Swedish: “Waiouru”
  • Turkish: “Waiouru”
  • Urdu: “وایورو”

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Notable Places Nearby

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