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 include Diamond Harbour Library and Diamond Harbour Memorial Cemetery.

Library

House
is located in . Built in time for the wedding of his owner, Mark Stoddart, in February 1862, it was the birthplace of artist Margaret Stoddart.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond Harbour and Charteris Bay.

Town
is a small town on , in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on the peninsula's northern coast, on the southern shores of , and is administratively part of the city of .

Hamlet
is a small settlement on in New Zealand. The settlement is located on the south eastern side of Te Wharau / , a large inlet of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. 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

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