Papatowai

Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins ward of the of the southeastern of New Zealand. The settlement is situated half-way between the cities of and , on the Pacific coast close to the mouth of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Wilkie.

Lake
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
is a small, scenic near Tautuku Bay in , south of , . It formed after the last ice age and has gradually shrunk to its current size of 1.7 hectares. is situated 3 km southwest of Papatowai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maclennan and Caberfeidh.

Hamlet
is a small settlement in , an area of the southern of . It is located 20 kilometres southwest of . From 1915 until its closure on 27 February 1971, the Catlins River Branch railway passed through the village, and the station building and goods shed still stand today. is situated 2½ km north of Papatowai.

Locality
The small settlement of is located in , in the region of New Zealand's South Island. The site of a former railway station on the Catlins Branch Line, it is sited close to a tributary of the , 5 kilometres north of the coast at Tahakopa Bay and 12 kilometres southwest of . is situated 6 km north of Papatowai.

Hamlet
is a small settlement in , an area of the southern of . It is located 25 kilometres northeast of on the . is situated 8 km northwest of Papatowai.

Papatowai

Latitude
-46.56187° or 46° 33′ 43″ south
Longitude
169.47084° or 169° 28′ 15″ east
Population
6,590
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
4V5FCFQC+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268725696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2184943
Wiki­data ID
Q7615649
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Papatowai” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Papatowai
  • Dutch: Papatowai
  • French: Papatowai
  • Maori: Papatowai
  • Spanish: Papatowai
  • Tok Pisin: Papatowai
  • Turkish: Papatowai

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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 “Papatowai”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.