Whakarau

Whakarau is a farmstead in Gisborne District, East Coast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rākauroa and Matawai.

Locality

Rākauroa is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Whakarau.

Matawai is a very small settlement on State Highway 2 in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. It is on the upper reaches of the Motu River, which flows into the eastern Bay of Plenty, and is about half-way between Gisborne and Opotiki.

Hamlet

Otoko is a small settlement west of Te Karaka in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs through Otoko on its way from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne. In 2023 Otoko had a population of 57. Otoko is situated 10 km south of Whakarau.

Latitude

-38.37823° or 38° 22′ 42″ south

Longitude

177.63021° or 177° 37′ 49″ east

Elevation

278 metres (912 feet)

Open location code

4VHVJJCJ+P3

GeoNames ID

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