Raurimu

Raurimu is a settlement in , New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east.
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  • Type: Village with 70 residents
  • Description: locality in Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Pukerimu” and “Raurimu Spiral”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raurimu Spiral and National Park Village.

Locality
Photo: Duane Wilkins, CC BY 3.0.
The is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre height difference, in the central of , on the North Island Main Trunk railway between and .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Park, officially Waimarino and also known as , is a small town on the in New Zealand. Formerly known as , it is the highest urban township in New Zealand, at 825 metres.

Raurimu

Latitude
-39.12066° or 39° 7′ 14″ south
Longitude
175.39599° or 175° 23′ 46″ east
Population
70
Elevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)
Inception
1905
Open location code
4VGQV9HW+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8490974383
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2183607
Wiki­data ID
Q25660950
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Raurimu” goes by many names.
  • French: “Raumiru”
  • French: “Raurimu”
  • Maori: “Raurimu”
  • Swedish: “Raurimu”
  • Turkish: “Raurimu”

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