Jerusalem
Jerusalem, named for the Biblical 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 1,160 residents
- Description: village on the Whanganui River in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Jerusalem, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Joseph’s Church and Moutoa Island.
Moutoa Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres long, 80 kilometres up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns of Rānana and Hiruharama. Moutoa Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Jerusalem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranana and Pipiriki.
Ranana
Hamlet
Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime. Ranana is situated 4 km southeast of Jerusalem.
Pipiriki
Hamlet
Photo: Parehaywardhowie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pipiriki is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the Whanganui River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 79 kilometres upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the opposite bank. Pipiriki is situated 9 km north of Jerusalem.
Matahiwi
Hamlet
Matahiwi is a farming community 55 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, home to the Māori hapū known as Ngā Poutama of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. Matahiwi is situated 9 km southeast of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
- Category: locality
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatū–Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.55358° or 39° 33′ 13″ southLongitude
175.0794° or 175° 4′ 46″ eastPopulation
1,160Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
4VGQC3WH+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2242438811OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2189425Wikidata ID
Q2091539
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Jerusalem” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jerusalem”
- Esperanto: “Jerusalem”
- French: “Jerusalem (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Jerusalem”
- Galician: “Hiruharama”
- Galician: “Jerusalem”
- German: “Jerusalem”
- Hebrew: “ג’רוזלם”
- Japanese: “ジェルサレム”
- Maori: “Hiruhārama)”
- Maori: “Hiruharama”
- Maori: “Jerusalem”
- Turkish: “Jerusalem”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Joseph’s Convent and Patiarero.
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