Selwyn
Selwyn is a village in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. It was laid out in the 1860s for a population of 2,000 people, but it currently has very few houses.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (230 feet)
- …is also known as “Selwyn, New Zealand”
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunsandel and Burnham Military Camp.
Dunsandel
Dunsandel is a small rural town in the Canterbury region of the South Island, New Zealand.
3 km southwest of Selwyn
Burnham Military Camp
Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island.
7 km northeast of Selwyn
Selwyn
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Latitude
-43.64952° or 43° 38′ 58″ south
Longitude
172.22775° or 172° 13′ 40″ east
Open location code
4V8J962H+54
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Selwyn” goes by many names.
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