Rakaia

Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the on the in New Zealand's , approximately 57 km south of on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.
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  • Type: Town with 1,560 residents
  • Description: town in New Zealand’s South Island
  • Also known as: “Cholmondeley” and “South Rakaia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rakaia Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The is New Zealand's longest road bridge and crosses the , one of Canterbury's large braided rivers. The present bridge was opened in 1939 and replaced an earlier combined road and rail bridge from 1873.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chertsey.

Hamlet
is a town in the , of 's . It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the town to the west, between and Rakaia on the . is situated 8 km southwest of Rakaia.

Rakaia

Latitude
-43.75532° or 43° 45′ 19″ south
Longitude
172.02205° or 172° 1′ 19″ east
Population
1,560
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ AIA
Open location code
4V8J62VC+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286208387
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2183824
Wiki­data ID
Q1015735
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Satellite Map

Discover Rakaia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Rakaia” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rakaia”
  • Cebuano: “Rakaia”
  • Dutch: “Rakaia”
  • French: “Rakaia”
  • Georgian: “რაკაია”
  • German: “Rakaia”
  • Japanese: “ラカイア”
  • Korean: “라카이아”
  • Maori: “Rakaia”
  • Polish: “Rakaia”
  • Russian: “Ракаиа (город)”
  • Russian: “Ракаиа”
  • Turkish: “Rakaia”
  • Urdu: “راکائیہ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rakaia Public Library and St Mark’s Anglican Church - Rakaia.

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