Purau

Purau is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand, facing . Purau has about 70 residents.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: settlement on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Acheron Bay”, “Greenwood’s Bay”, “Poulao”, “Pulao”, “Purao”, “Rhodes Bay”, and “Te Puru”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Diamond Harbour Library and Diamond Harbour Memorial Cemetery.

Library
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Cemetery
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House
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is located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond Harbour and Charteris Bay.

Town
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is a small town on , in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Hamlet
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is a small settlement on in New Zealand. is situated 4 km southwest of Purau.

Purau

Latitude
-43.63333° or 43° 38′ south
Longitude
172.75° or 172° 45′ east
Population
70
Open location code
4V8J9Q82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2183959
Wiki­data ID
Q7260858
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Purau” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Purau Bay”
  • Dutch: “Purau”
  • French: “Purau (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
  • French: “Purau”
  • Maori: “Purau”
  • Polish: “Purau”
  • Turkish: “Purau”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Te Awaparahi and Lyttelton.

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Highlights: Ripapa Island and Fort Jervois.

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