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Riverton/Aparima

Riverton / Aparima, is a small New Zealand town 30 kilometres west of , on the south-eastern shorelines of the Jacobs River Estuary. The estuary is formed by the and rivers, leading through a narrow outflow channel into .
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  • Type: Town with 1,690 residents
  • Description: small town in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Aparima”, “Jacob River Settlement”, “Riverton”, and “Riverton / Aparima”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waipango and Gummies Bush.

Hamlet
is a farming locality in Southland, New Zealand, on the flat between the lower reaches of the and Rivers. It is 8 km north-west of Riverton, 14 km south-west of , and 14 km north-east of . is situated 5 km northwest of Riverton/Aparima.

Hamlet
is a farming locality in Southland, New Zealand, 10 kilometres west of the River, 9 kilometres north of Riverton, and 18 kilometres south from . is situated 6 km north of Riverton/Aparima.

Hamlet
is a small township on the east bank of the lower , in western Southland, New Zealand. It is approximately 10 km northeast of Riverton, and 31 km northwest of . is situated 9 km northeast of Riverton/Aparima.

Riverton/Aparima

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
Aparima River
United Nations Location Code
NZ RIV
Open location code
4V5CJ2XC+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 983008811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2206957
Wiki­data ID
Q152152
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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: “Aparima”
  • German: “Riverton”
  • German: “Riverton/Aparima”
  • Hebrew: “ריברטון”
  • Malay: “Riverton, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Aparima”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aparima”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riverton”
  • Polish: “Riverton”
  • Silesian: “Riverton (Nowo Zylandyjo)”
  • Silesian: “Riverton”
  • Turkish: “Riverton / Aparima”
  • Urdu: “ریورٹن، نیوزی لینڈ”
  • Welsh: “Aparima”
  • Welsh: “Riverton”

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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 “Riverton/Aparima”. Photo: Towack, CC0.