Rangiatea

Rangiatea is a peak in Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui and has an elevation of 256 metres. Rangiatea is situated nearby to the hamlet Kakahi, as well as near Piriaka.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piriaka Power Station.

Piriaka Power Station

Electrical generator

The Piriaka power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New Zealand which draws water from behind a weir on the Whanganui River near Piriaka and diverts it through a canal and penstock to the Piriaka Power Station, which is located approximately 9 km southeast of the town of Taumarunui, via SH4.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kakahi and Piriaka.

Kakahi

Hamlet

Photo: Prankster, CC0.

Kakahi ) is a small King Country settlement about 10 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Taumarunui, New Zealand. Founded as a sawmill town, it takes its name from the Māori word for the New Zealand freshwater mussel.

Piriaka

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Piriaka is a small rural settlement beside the Whanganui River, about 10 kilometres southeast of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country.

Ōwhango

Village

Photo: Prankster, Public domain.

Ōwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20 kilometres south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, and about 2 kilometres west of the Whakapapa River, a tributary of the nascent Whanganui River.

Rangiatea

Type: Peak with an elevation of 256 metres
Description: hill in New Zealand
Categories: hill, mountain, and landform
Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.93786° or 38° 56′ 16″ south

Longitude

175.37194° or 175° 22′ 19″ east

Elevation

256 metres (840 feet)

Open location code

4VHQ396C+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10705994728

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

2183751

Wikidata ID

Q31451504

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Rangiatea” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rangiatea”
Dutch: “Rangiatea”

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