Kirwee
Kirwee is a town located west of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It was named after Karwi in India by retired British Army colonel De Renzie Brett.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Courtenay and Aylesbury.
Courtenay
Locality
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Courtenay is a settlement in inland Canterbury, New Zealand. It was once important as a place where the Waimakariri River could be forded and was a coach stop on the way to the West Coast. Courtenay is situated 4 km north of Kirwee.
Aylesbury
Hamlet
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee. The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality. Aylesbury is situated 6 km southeast of Kirwee.
Darfield
Town
Darfield is a town in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 35 kilometres west of Christchurch and has a population of 3,590 as of June 2025. Darfield is situated 9 km west of Kirwee.
Kirwee
- Type: Village with 1,060 residents
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5° or 43° 30′ southLongitude
172.2145° or 172° 12′ 52″ eastPopulation
1,060Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)Named after
Named after the 1858 siege of Karwi (Kalinjar) FortOpen location code
4V8JG627+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 173746252OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Kirwee” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kirwee”
- Dutch: “Kirwee”
- Polish: “Kirwee”
- Turkish: “Kirwee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Charing Cross and Kersey Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirwee Volunteer Fire Brigade and Disused Kirwee Railway Station Platform.
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