Rakaia
Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.
- Town with about 1,510 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (390 feet)
- Description: town in New Zealand’s South Island
- Historically known as“Cholmondeley”“South Rakaia”
Places of Interest
Discover Rakaia Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chertsey.
Chertsey
Hamlet
Chertsey is a town in the Ashburton District, of New Zealand's South Island.
8 km southwest of Rakaia
Rakaia
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Latitude
-43.75532° or 43° 45′ 19″ south
Longitude
172.02205° or 172° 1′ 19″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ AIA
Open location code
4V8J62VC+VR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Rakaia” goes by many names.
라카이아Korean
RakaiaMaori
RakaiaPolish
РакаиаRussian
Ракаиа (город)Russian
RakaiaTurkish
راکائیہUrdu
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Notable Places Nearby
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