Poroporo River

The Poroporo River is a river of the Gisborne Region of 's . It flows east from its sources in the eastern foothills of the Raukumara Range, reaching the close to its mouth, having shared the Waiapu's bed since the town of .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangitukia and Tikitiki.

Hamlet
is a small settlement 10 kilometres south of in the northeast of 's . It is near the mouth of the .

Hamlet
Photo: Prankster, CC0.
is a small town in Waiapu Valley on the north bank of the in the Gisborne Region of the of New Zealand. The area in which the town resides was formerly known as Kahukura. is situated 5 km west of Poroporo River.

Poroporo River

Latitude
-37.78333° or 37° 47′ south
Longitude
178.46667° or 178° 28′ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4VJW6F88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2184384
Wiki­data ID
Q7230277
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Poroporo River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Poroporo River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر بوروبورو
  • French: Poroporo
  • German: Poroporo River
  • Welsh: Afon Poroporo

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Poroporo River”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.