Kurow
Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain, Te Kohurau.
- Village with about 380 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (690 feet)
- Description: locality in New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hakataramea.
Hakataramea
Locality
Hakataramea, spelt Hakateramea in some older sources…
Kurow
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-44.73389° or 44° 44′ 2″ south
Longitude
170.46946° or 170° 28′ 10″ east
Open location code
4V7G7F89+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Kurow” goes by many names.
KurowSwahili
KurowTurkish
KurowWaray (Philippines)
KurowWelsh
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