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Kaponga

Kaponga is a small town in the southern part of the region of . It is known as "The Gateway to Dawson's Falls" on . Kaponga is located inland from and , and is on the main road connecting Eltham to .
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  • Type: Village with 312 residents
  • Description: locality in South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kaponga Town District”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mangatoki and Matapu.

Locality
is a locality in southern , in 's . is to the east, Kaponga to the west and to the south. The Stream runs from through the area and into the . is situated 7 km east of Kaponga.

Locality
is a locality located in within the southern Taranaki Region of . is to the south-east, to the north-east, Kaponga to the north-west and to the south-west. is situated 8 km southeast of Kaponga.

Kaponga

Latitude
-39.42934° or 39° 25′ 46″ south
Longitude
174.15448° or 174° 9′ 16″ east
Population
312
Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)
Open location code
4VGPH5C3+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1262004495
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2189081
Wiki­data ID
Q1314736
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kaponga” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kaponga”
  • Dutch: “Kaponga”
  • French: “Kaponga”
  • German: “Kaponga”
  • Japanese: “カポンガ”
  • Malay: “Kaponga”
  • Polish: “Kaponga”
  • Turkish: “Kaponga”

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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 “Kaponga”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.