Purau
Purau is a hamlet in Canterbury, South Island and has about 615 residents. Purau is situated nearby to the town Diamond Harbour, as well as near the quarter Church Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diamond Harbour Library and Diamond Harbour Memorial Cemetery.
Stoddart Cottage
House
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Stoddart Cottage is located in Diamond Harbour, New Zealand. Built in time for the wedding of his owner, Mark Stoddart, in February 1862, it was the birthplace of artist Margaret Stoddart.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diamond Harbour and Charteris Bay.
Diamond Harbour
Town
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Diamond Harbour is a small town on Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on the peninsula's northern coast, on the southern shores of Lyttelton Harbour, and is administratively part of the city of Christchurch.
Charteris Bay
Hamlet
Charteris Bay is a small settlement on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The settlement is located on the south eastern side of Te Wharau / Charteris Bay, a large inlet of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. Charteris Bay is situated 3½ km west of Purau.
Lyttelton
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lyttelton is the seaport satellite town of Christchurch in New Zealand, lying just over the Port Hills from Christchurch.
Purau
- Type: Hamlet with 615 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.63973° or 43° 38′ 23″ southLongitude
172.75163° or 172° 45′ 6″ eastPopulation
615Elevation
180 metres (591 feet)Open location code
4V8J9Q62+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7745864654OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6220835
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In Other Languages
“Purau” goes by many names.
- French: “Purau”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Purau Recreation Ground and Kirk Park.
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