Ruatapu
Ruatapu is a small town in the Westland District in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town's name stems from Ruatapu, a figure in Māori mythology.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ruatapu, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mananui and Rimu.
Mananui
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Mananui is a locality, which is situated 5 km northeast of Ruatapu.
Rimu
Hamlet
Rimu, originally known as Upper Woodstock, is a small town in the Westland District of New Zealand's South Island. Rimu is located some 8 kilometres by road south of Hokitika and located on the south side of the Hokitika River. Rimu is situated 10 km northeast of Ruatapu.
Ruatapu
- Category: locality
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.80847° or 42° 48′ 31″ southLongitude
170.8868° or 170° 53′ 13″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
4V9G5VRP+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2261449725OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Ruatapu” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ruatapu”
- Dutch: “Ruatapu, New Zealand”
- French: “Ruatapu (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Ruatapu”
- Maori: “Ruatapu”
- Turkish: “Ruatapu”
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