Ruatoria

Ruatoria is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's . The town was originally known as Cross Roads then Manutahi and was later named Ruatorea in 1913, after the Māori Master female grower Tōrea who had some of the finest storage pits in her Iwi at the time.
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  • Type: Village with 759 residents
  • Description: town in the Gisborne District, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ruatōria”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Whakarua Park.

Park
is a sports facility which is located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiruharama and Whakawhitira.

Hamlet
Hiruhārama is a village and rural community in the of New Zealand's . is situated 6 km southwest of Ruatoria.

Locality
Photo: QFSE Media, CC BY-SA 3.0 nz.
is a locality, which is situated 7 km north of Ruatoria.

Hamlet
is a bay and rural community in the of New Zealand's . is situated 10 km southeast of Ruatoria.

Ruatoria

Latitude
-37.892° or 37° 53′ 31″ south
Longitude
178.31875° or 178° 19′ 8″ east
Population
759
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
4VJW4859+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 295186543
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2183115
Wiki­data ID
Q2171484
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Ruatoria” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ruatoria”
  • Bulgarian: “Руаториа”
  • Catalan: “Ruatoria”
  • Cebuano: “Ruatoria”
  • Dutch: “Ruatoria”
  • French: “Ruatoria”
  • Galician: “Ruatoria”
  • Georgian: “რუატორია”
  • German: “Ruatoria”
  • Italian: “Ruatoria”
  • Japanese: “ルアトリア”
  • Malay: “Ruatoria”
  • Maori: “Ruatoria”
  • Polish: “Ruatoria”
  • Turkish: “Ruatoria”
  • Urdu: “رواٹوریا”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rotokautuku and Papawera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou and Ngata Memorial College.

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Worth a closer look: Gisborne and East Cape.

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