Hororata
Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cotons‘ Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalgate and Glentunnel.
Coalgate
Village
Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. Coalgate is situated 6 km north of Hororata.
Glentunnel
Village
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Glentunnel is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a close historical association with coal, clay and sand mines of the Malvern area. Glentunnel is situated 6 km north of Hororata.
Homebush
Hamlet
Homebush is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It has had a long association with the pioneering Deans family. Homebush is situated 8 km northeast of Hororata.
Hororata
- Type: Village with 204 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
-43.53547° or 43° 32′ 8″ southLongitude
171.95806° or 171° 57′ 29″ eastPopulation
204Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
4V8HFX75+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 288987706OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2189775Wikidata ID
Q4500066
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Hororata” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hororata”
- French: “Hororata”
- Polish: “Hororata”
- Russian: “Хорората”
- Turkish: “Hororata”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hororata School and Hororata Domain.
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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 “Hororata”. Photo: Francis Vallance (Heritage Warrior), CC BY-SA 2.0.