Taupiri

Taupiri is a small town of about 500 people on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is overlooked by Taupiri mountain, the sacred burial ground for the Waikato tribes of the Māori people, located just to the north.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Taupiri.

Mount Taupiri

Peak

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Mount Taupiri is a hill at the southern end of the Taupiri Range in the Waikato. The highest peak in the range, it rises to 288 metres above sea level and overlooks Taupiri township immediately to its south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntly and Ngāruawāhia.

Huntly

Town

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Huntly is a New Zealand town with a population of 8,550. It straddles the Waikato River, and is within the Waikato District in the northern part of the Waikato region local government area. Huntly is situated 7 km northwest of Taupiri.

Ngāruawāhia

Town

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Ngāruawāhia is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is situated 7 km southwest of Taupiri.

Kimihia

Hamlet

Kimihia is a north-eastern suburb of Huntly, New Zealand. Kimihia is situated 7 km north of Taupiri.

Taupiri

Type: Village with 492 residents
Description: locality in Waikato District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.61354° or 37° 36′ 49″ south

Longitude

175.19011° or 175° 11′ 24″ east

Population

492

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

4VJQ95PR+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 690291164

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2181747

Wikidata ID

Q7688825

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Taupiri” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Taupiri”
French: “Taupiri”
Malay: “Taupiri”
Polish: “Taupiri”
Turkish: “Taupiri”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taupiri Bowling Club and Taupiri War Memorial Hall.

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