Waimate
Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main north–south road.
- Type: Town with 3,610 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand’s South Island
- Also known as: “Waimatemate”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Augustine’s Church and St Patrick’s Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Studholme and Hook.
Studholme
Hamlet
Studholme is a locality in southern Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. Studholme is situated 6 km east of Waimate.
Hook
Locality
Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern… Hook is situated 10 km northeast of Waimate.
Waimate
- Category: locality
- Location: Waimate District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.73388° or 44° 44′ 2″ south
Longitude
171.04234° or 171° 2′ 32″ east
Population
3,610
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
4V7H728R+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Waimate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وايميت”
- Asturian: “Waimate”
- Catalan: “Waimate”
- Cebuano: “Waimate”
- Chinese: “威馬特”
- Danish: “Waimate”
- Dutch: “Waimate”
- French: “Waimate”
- German: “Waimate”
- Hebrew: “ואימטי, ניו זילנד”
- Italian: “Waimate”
- Japanese: “ワイマテ”
- Korean: “와이마테”
- Malay: “Waimate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Waimate”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waimate”
- Norwegian: “Waimate”
- Polish: “Waimate”
- Silesian: “Waimate”
- Spanish: “Waimate”
- Swedish: “Waimate”
- Turkish: “Waimate”
- Welsh: “Amcangyfrifwch”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع وائیماٹے”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maytown and Te Waimate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Knox Centennial Hall and Knox Presbyterian Church.
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