Rawhitiroa
Rawhitiroa is a locality situated in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is positioned approximately 6.5 km east of Eltham. According to the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Rāwhitiroa translates to "long-shining sun".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eltham and Ngaere.
Eltham
Town
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Eltham is a small inland town in South Taranaki, New Zealand, located 50 kilometres south of the city of New Plymouth and southeast of the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki. Stratford is 11 kilometres north, Kaponga 13 km west, and Hāwera is 19 km south. Eltham is situated 5 km west of Rawhitiroa.
Ngaere
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew McMillan, Public domain.
Ngaere is a village situated on State Highway 3, 4 kilometres south of Stratford, New Zealand. The name "Ngaere" means "swamp" in English, and before settlement, the area was covered by a vast and ancient wetland. Until 1966, Ngaere also had a railway station. Ngaere is situated 7 km northwest of Rawhitiroa.
Rawhitiroa
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.42535° or 39° 25′ 31″ southLongitude
174.36196° or 174° 21′ 43″ eastElevation
254 metres (833 feet)Open location code
4VGPH9F6+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2808237558OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Rawhitiroa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rawhitiroa”
- French: “Rawhitiroa”
- Malay: “Rawhitiroa”
- Maori: “Rawhitiroa”
- Spanish: “Rawhitiroa”
- Turkish: “Rawhitiroa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rawhitiroa Community Summer Pool Complex and Rawhitiroa School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rawhitiroa”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.