Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a settlement 66 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with several hundred Ngāti Hau inhabitants of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi.
- Hamlet with about 1,160 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 metres (740 feet)
- …is also known as “Jerusalem, New Zealand”
- Description: village on the Whanganui River in New Zealand
Places of Interest
Discover St. Joseph’s Church and Moutoa Island.
Moutoa Island
Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately…
3½ km southeast of Jerusalem
Hamlets in the Area
Discover Ranana and Pipiriki.
Ranana
Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand.
4 km southeast of Jerusalem
Jerusalem
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Latitude
-39.55358° or 39° 33′ 13″ south
Longitude
175.0794° or 175° 4′ 46″ east
Open location code
4VGQC3WH+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Jerusalem” goes by many names.
JerusalemDutch
JerusalemEsperanto
HiruharamaGalician
JerusalemGalician
ג’רוזלםHebrew
ジェルサレムJapanese
Hiruhārama)Maori
JerusalemMaori
JerusalemTurkish
یروشلم، نیوزی لینڈUrdu
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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