Waikaia
Waikaia, formerly known as Switzers, is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. From 1909 until 1959, it was the terminus of the Waikaia Branch railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 135 residents
- Description: locality in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wakaia” and “Whakaea”
Waikaia
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.72533° or 45° 43′ 31″ southLongitude
168.85001° or 168° 51′ eastPopulation
135Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
4V6C7VF2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2282743853OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2180340Wikidata ID
Q7959967
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Waikaia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Waikaia”
- Dutch: “Waikaia”
- French: “Waikaia”
- Maori: “Waikaia”
- Polish: “Waikaia”
- Turkish: “Waikaia”
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