Upper Tākaka
Upper Tākaka is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It is located in Golden Bay, 20 kilometres south of Tākaka. Located near the head of the Tākaka valley, Upper Tākaka is on State Highway 60, at the western end of the Tākaka Hill road.Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Upper Takaka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tākaka Hill.
Tākaka Hill
Peak
Tākaka Hill, previously also referred to as Marble Mountain, is a range of hills in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. Made of marble that has weathered into many strange forms and with numerous sinkholes, it is typical karst country. Tākaka Hill is situated 3 km east of Upper Tākaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uruwhenua and Apple Tree Flat.
Uruwhenua
Locality
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uruwhenua is a locality, which is situated 4½ km north of Upper Tākaka.
Apple Tree Flat
Locality
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apple Tree Flat is a locality, which is situated 8 km southwest of Upper Tākaka.
Upper Tākaka
- Category: locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.02914° or 41° 1′ 45″ southLongitude
172.82229° or 172° 49′ 20″ eastElevation
197 metres (646 feet)Open location code
4VCJXRCC+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1573895819OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Upper Tākaka” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Upper Takaka”
- Maori: “Upper Tākaka”
- Turkish: “Upper Tākaka”
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