South Island
West Coast
Grey District

Blaketown

Blaketown is a suburb to the west of on the West Coast of New Zealand. The Grey River separates Blaketown from Cobden, and the Blaketown Lagoon separates it from the centre of Greymouth.
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Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Quarter with 810 residents
  • Description: suburb of Greymouth, New Zealand
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greymouth Airport and History House Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome located in the suburb of Blaketown, 1 Nautical mile south of the CBD on the West Coast of the of New Zealand.

Museum
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is a collection of photographic and archival records and historical objects relating to on the West Coast of New Zealand.

Library
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The , also known as the Greymouth Public Library, is a public library located in in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greymouth and Wharemoa.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest town in the West Coast region in the of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is 14,600, which accounts for 42% of the West Coast's inhabitants.

Quarter
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is a southeastern suburb of on the West Coast of New Zealand. Marsden Road is a major road running through the suburb. Sawyers Creek runs northwest through the suburb to join the Grey River / Māwheranui near its mouth on the Tasman Sea.

Quarter
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb to the north of on the of New Zealand. The Grey River separates from the rest of Greymouth. To the north is the Rapahoe Range, also called the Twelve Apostles Range.

Blaketown

Latitude
-42.44851° or 42° 26′ 55″ south
Longitude
171.19225° or 171° 11′ 32″ east
Population
810
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4V9HH52R+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1633761872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6212558
Wiki­data ID
Q4924648
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Blaketown” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blaketown School and McLean Park.

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