Parikino

Parikino is a peak in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 140 metres. Parikino is situated nearby to the locality Pungarehu.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 140 metres
Description: hill in New Zealand
Also known as: “Parakino”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parikino and Upokongaro.

Parikino

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Parikino is a settlement 24 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand; the original pā site was across the Whanganui River. Parikino was originally a fortified settlement established in 1845 as security against a possible raid by a Ngāti Tūwharetoa taua.

Upokongaro

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Upokongaro or Ūpokongaro is a settlement adjacent to the Whanganui River, located 12 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, in the Makirikiri Valley. Upokongaro is situated 8 km southwest of Parikino.

Kaiwhaiki

Hamlet

Kaiwhaiki is a settlement 18 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand. Kaiwhaiki in the 1840s was a small pā of a two to three dozen people. In Ronaldson's 1847 survey, the inhabitants were noted as being of the hapū Ngāti Rongomaitawhiri. Kaiwhaiki is situated 8 km west of Parikino.

Parikino

Categories: hill, mountain, and landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.81019° or 39° 48′ 37″ south

Longitude

175.16967° or 175° 10′ 11″ east

Elevation

140 metres (459 feet)

Open location code

4VGQ55Q9+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10705867874

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6225460

Wikidata ID

Q31451919

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In Other Languages

“Parikino” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Parikino”

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