Temuka
Temuka is a town on New Zealand's Canterbury Plains, 15 kilometres north of Timaru and 142 km south of Christchurch. It is located at the centre of a rich sheep and dairy farming region, for which it is a service town.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Opihi College.
Opihi College
School
Opihi College is a state co-educational secondary school in Temuka, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waipopo and Winchester.
Waipopo
Village
Waipopo or Waipopo Huts is a bach community in the… Waipopo is situated 5 km southeast of Temuka.
Winchester
Village
Winchester is a small town in the South-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Winchester is situated 7 km north of Temuka.
Milford Huts
Village
Milford Huts is a bach community in the Timaru… Milford Huts is situated 7 km southeast of Temuka.
Temuka
- Type: Town with 4,660 residents
- Description: town on New Zealand’s Canterbury Plains
- Category: locality
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.24396° or 44° 14′ 38″ south
Longitude
171.27974° or 171° 16′ 47″ east
Population
4,660
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NZ TKA
Open location code
4V7HQ74H+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Temuka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تيموكا”
- Armenian: “Տեմուկա”
- Catalan: “Temuka”
- Chinese: “特姆卡”
- Dutch: “Temuka”
- Finnish: “Temuka”
- French: “Temuka”
- German: “Temuka”
- Hebrew: “טמוקה”
- Italian: “Temuka”
- Japanese: “テムカ”
- Lithuanian: “Temuka”
- Malay: “Temuka”
- Polish: “Temuka”
- Russian: “Темука”
- Spanish: “Temuka”
- Swedish: “Temuka”
- Turkish: “Temuka”
- Urdu: “تیموکا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Andrewville and Arowhenua Pa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hally Tce Reserve and Gunnion Square.
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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.
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