Riverton/Aparima
Riverton / Aparima, is a small New Zealand town 30 kilometres west of Invercargill, on the south-eastern shorelines of the Jacobs River Estuary. The estuary is formed by the Aparima and Pourakino rivers, leading through a narrow outflow channel into Foveaux Strait.
- Type: Town with 1,690 residents
- Description: small town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Jacob River Settlement”, “Riverton”, and “Riverton / Aparima”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waipango and Gummies Bush.
Waipango
Hamlet
Waipango is a farming locality in Southland, New… Waipango is situated 5 km northwest of Riverton/Aparima.
Gummies Bush
Hamlet
Gummies Bush is a farming locality in Southland, New… Gummies Bush is situated 6 km north of Riverton/Aparima.
Thornbury
Hamlet
Thornbury is a small township on the east bank of the… Thornbury is situated 9 km northeast of Riverton/Aparima.
Riverton/Aparima
- Category: locality
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-46.351° or 46° 21′ 4″ south
Longitude
168.02027° or 168° 1′ 13″ east
Population
1,690
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Named after
UN/LOCODE
NZ RIV
Open location code
4V5CJ2XC+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Riverton/Aparima” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريفرتون أباريما”
- Asturian: “Riverton / Aparima”
- Catalan: “Riverton”
- Cebuano: “Riverton”
- Dutch: “Riverton”
- French: “Riverton (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Riverton”
- German: “Riverton”
- German: “Riverton/Aparima”
- Hebrew: “ריברטון”
- Malay: “Riverton, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Aparima”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Riverton”
- Polish: “Riverton”
- Silesian: “Riverton (Nowo Zylandyjo)”
- Silesian: “Riverton”
- Turkish: “Riverton / Aparima”
- Urdu: “ریورٹن، نیوزی لینڈ”
- Welsh: “Aparima”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Riverton North and Riverton South.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Riverton School and Riverton Library.
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