Whenuakura

Whenuakura is a farming community on State Highway 3 east of Pātea, at the southern end of Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The boundary between the Taranaki and Wellington provinces runs through Whenuakura.

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pātea and Kakaramea.

Pātea

Town

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Pātea is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east. Pātea is situated 4½ km southwest of Whenuakura.

Kakaramea

Hamlet

Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Pātea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hāwera is about 20 km to the north-west. Kakaramea is situated 7 km northwest of Whenuakura.

Waverley

Village

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Waverley is a town located in the South Taranaki District in New Zealand. It is 44 km northwest of Whanganui. Pātea is 17 km to the west, and Waitōtara is 10 km to the southeast. State Highway 3 and the Marton–New Plymouth line railway run through the town. Waverley is situated 10 km east of Whenuakura.

Whenuakura

Type: Locality with 1,070 residents
Description: locality in South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.73548° or 39° 44′ 8″ south

Longitude

174.52231° or 174° 31′ 20″ east

Population

1,070

Elevation

77 metres (253 feet)

Open location code

4VGP7G7C+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7833970376

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

6223959

Wikidata ID

Q7993088

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Whenuakura” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Whenuakura”
French: “Whenuakura”
Malay: “Whenuakura”
Maori: “Whenuakura”
Turkish: “Whenuakura”

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