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Parakai

Parakai is a town in the of New Zealand, sited 43 kilometres northwest of , close to the southern extremity of the . is about 3 km to the south-east, and is 22 km to the north-west.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Helensville railway station and Helensville Library.

Railway station
Photo: GPS 56, CC BY 2.0.
formerly served the town of , 60.47 km northwest of , in the North Island of . It was a stop on the North Auckland Line, and was the next major station north of Waitākere.

Library
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.

Building
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helensville and Kaukapakapa.

Photo: GPS 56, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the of , 40 km from city. It sits on the tidal Kaipara River, at the southern end of the very large Kaipara Harbour.

Village
Photo: Gadfium, CC0.
is a town in the of New Zealand. It is situated in the Rodney ward of the and is around 50 kilometres northwest of . is situated 7 km northeast of Parakai.

Locality
Photo: GPS 56, CC BY 2.0.
is a locality in the of . It is in the Western Ward of the Rodney District. is approximately 6 kilometres northwest of and 10 km south of on State Highway 16. is situated 9 km south of Parakai.

Parakai

Latitude
-36.66041° or 36° 39′ 38″ south
Longitude
174.43313° or 174° 25′ 59″ east
Population
1,180
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4VMP8CQM+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 827293589
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2184927
Wiki­data ID
Q6981761
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Parakai” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Parakai”
  • Dutch: “Parakai”
  • French: “Parakai”
  • Italian: “Parakai”
  • Macedonian: “Паракаи”
  • Malay: “Parakai”
  • Maori: “Parakai”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Parakai”
  • Polish: “Parakai”
  • Turkish: “Parakai”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Parakai”. Photo: Alkab, CC BY-SA 4.0.