Tākaka River

The Tākaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's . It runs north for 70 kilometres, entering near the town of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Takaka River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tākaka Aerodrome and Rototai Cemetery.

Aerodrome
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The serves the town of , in the of New Zealand.

Cemetery
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is situated 3 km southeast of Tākaka River.

School
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is a secondary school in , New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in ; the other one is the in . is situated 3½ km south of Tākaka River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangihaeata and Waitapu.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.
is the largest town and hub of , in the northwest corner of the of . Agriculture and tourism are the main industries in Golden Bay, so the economy is fairly seasonal.

Tākaka River

Latitude
-40.81667° or 40° 49′ south
Longitude
172.8° or 172° 48′ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4VFJ5RM2+82
Geo­Names ID
2181996
Wiki­data ID
Q2332415
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Satellite Map

Discover Tākaka River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Tākaka River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر تاكاكا”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Tākaka”
  • Cebuano: “Takaka River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاكاكا”
  • French: “Takaka”
  • German: “Takaka River”
  • German: “Tākaka River”
  • Japanese: “タカカ川”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Takaka River”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Takaka-elva”
  • Ukrainian: “Річка Такака”
  • Welsh: “Afon Takaka”

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