Alma

Alma is a locality in Otago, South Island. Alma is situated nearby to the hamlet Deborah, as well as near the quarter Waiareka Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waitaki District Council and Oamaru Public Gardens.

Waitaki District Council

Government office

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

The Waitaki District Council building, the former Oamaru Chief Post Office, is the seat of the Waitaki District in Oamaru, New Zealand. Oamaru's first post office was built in 1864 to a design by William Mason and William Clayton. Waitaki District Council is situated 4 km east of Alma.

Oamaru Public Gardens

Park

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Oamaru Public Gardens is a park, which is situated 3½ km east of Alma.

Oamaru Public Library

Library

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Oamaru Public Library is situated 4 km east of Alma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston and Oamaru.

Weston

Suburb

Weston is a town situated 5 km inland from Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. It is regarded as one of the more affluent towns of the Waitaki District and had a population of 1,050 in the 2018 census. Weston is situated 3½ km north of Alma.

Oamaru

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oamaru is a town in North Otago, New Zealand, with beautiful Victorian buildings crafted from the fine, white local limestone, and colonies of penguins.

Kia Ora

Locality

Kia Ora is a small dairy farming locality in North Otago, centred on Kia Ora Hall. It is located 10 kilometres west of Oamaru and a similar distance north of Maheno. Kia Ora is situated 6 km west of Alma.

Alma

Type: Locality
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.10836° or 45° 6′ 30″ south

Longitude

170.92009° or 170° 55′ 12″ east

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

4V6GVWRC+M2

GeoNames ID

6215042

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