Putāruru
Putāruru is a small town in the South Waikato District and the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies on the western side of the Mamaku Ranges and in the upper basin of the Waihou River.- Type: Town with 4,580 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Putaruru”
Places of Interest
Highlights: New Zealand Timber Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lichfield and Tīrau.
Lichfield
Hamlet
Lichfield is a rural settlement in the… Lichfield is situated 7 km southeast of Putāruru.
Tīrau
Village
Tīrau is a small town in the South Waikato District… Tīrau is situated 8 km north of Putāruru.
Tapapa
Locality
Tapapa is a rural community in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Tapapa is situated 9 km northeast of Putāruru.
Putāruru
- Category: locality
- Location: South Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.05117° or 38° 3′ 4″ south
Longitude
175.77914° or 175° 46′ 45″ east
Population
4,580
Elevation
167 metres (548 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NZ PTR
Open location code
4VHQWQXH+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Putāruru” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Putāruru”
- Catalan: “Putaruru”
- Chinese: “普塔魯魯”
- Dutch: “Putaruru”
- French: “Putaruru”
- German: “Putaruru”
- German: “Putāruru”
- Japanese: “プタルル”
- Malay: “Putaruru”
- Maori: “Putāruru”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Putaruru”
- Polish: “Putaruru”
- Polish: “Putāruru”
- Portuguese: “Putāruru”
- Russian: “Путаруру”
- Swedish: “Putāruru”
- Turkish: “Putāruru”
- Urdu: “پوٹارورو”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pinedale and Te Kaokao-roa-o-Patetere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Putaruru Post Shop and Putaruru Bridge Club.
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