Sanson
Sanson is a small settlement in the Manawatū District of New Zealand. It is located just south of Bulls and the Rangitīkei River, and west of the city of Palmerston North.
- Type: Village with 588 residents
- Description: locality in Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Sanson, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Thomas Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bulls and Rongotea.
Bulls
Town
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.Rongotea
Village
Parewanui
Locality
Parewanui is a settlement situated southeast of Bulls in the North Island of New Zealand. Parewanui is situated 9 km west of Sanson.
Sanson
- Category: locality
- Location: Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.22011° or 40° 13′ 12″ south
Longitude
175.4241° or 175° 25′ 27″ east
Population
588
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Named after
Henry Sanson
Open location code
4VFQQCHF+XJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Sanson” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sanson”
- Cebuano: “Sanson”
- Dutch: “Sanson, New Zealand”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سانسون”
- French: “Sanson (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Sanson”
- German: “Sanson”
- Malay: “Sanson, New Zealand”
- Polish: “Sanson”
- Turkish: “Sanson”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Waitohi and Ohakea.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sanson Community Library and Skyhawk Playground.
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