Tirau
Tirau is a peak in South Waikato District, Waikato and has an elevation of 220 metres. Tirau is situated nearby to the town Putāruru, as well as near the hamlet Puketurua.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putāruru and Tīrau.
Putāruru
Town
Tīrau
Village
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Tīrau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 804. In the Māori language, "Tīrau" means "place of many cabbage trees." Tīrau is a major junction in the New Zealand state highway network, sitting at the junctions of State Highway 1, State Highway 5, and State Highway 27.
Arapuni
Village
Arapuni is a rural town centre on the Waikato river in the South Waikato District of New Zealand. The town sits next to the Arapuni Dam, a hydroelectric dam at Lake Arapuni commissioned in 1929. Arapuni is situated 9 km southwest of Tirau.
Tirau
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 220 metres
- Also known as: “Tīrau”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.02254° or 38° 1′ 21″ southLongitude
175.72849° or 175° 43′ 43″ eastElevation
220 metres (722 feet)Open location code
4VHQXPGH+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10705998564OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2181101
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