Upokunui Pa
Upokunui Pa is an archaeological site in Greater Wellington, North Island. Upokunui Pa is situated nearby to the hamlet Pipiriki, as well as near Jerusalem.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: pā in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Upokunui Pā”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pipiriki and Jerusalem.
Pipiriki
Hamlet
Photo: Parehaywardhowie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pipiriki is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the Whanganui River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 79 kilometres upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the opposite bank.
Jerusalem
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Jerusalem, named for the Biblical Jerusalem, is a settlement 66 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with several hundred Ngāti Hau inhabitants of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. Jerusalem is situated 7 km south of Upokunui Pa.
Aratira / The Drop Scene
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aratira / The Drop Scene is a locality, which is situated 7 km northwest of Upokunui Pa.
Upokunui Pa
- Categories: pā, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.49464° or 39° 29′ 41″ southLongitude
175.05236° or 175° 3′ 9″ eastElevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
4VGQG342+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1036782015OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6224480Wikidata ID
Q126163287
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