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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 3,610 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand’s South Island
- Also known as: “Waimatemate”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Augustine’s Church and St Patrick’s Basilica.
St Patrick’s Basilica
Church
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St Patrick's Basilica is a church in Waimate in New Zealand's Canterbury Region, known for its style of architecture. It is an Italianate-Romanesque style with an arcaded portico, and the tower is impressively louvred.
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. It is named after Michael Studholme, a pioneer European settler who arrived in the area in 1854. Studholme is situated 6 km east of Waimate.
Hook
Locality
Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon. Hook is situated 10 km northeast of Waimate.
Waimate
- Category: locality
- Location: Waimate District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.73388° or 44° 44′ 2″ southLongitude
171.04234° or 171° 2′ 32″ eastPopulation
3,610Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
4V7H728R+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1213941537OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6214808Wikidata ID
Q584478
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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”
- Swedish: “Waimate”
- Turkish: “Waimate”
- Welsh: “Amcangyfrifwch”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع وائیماٹے”
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Highlights include Knox Centennial Hall and Knox Presbyterian Church.
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