Pokuru
Pokuru is a rural community in the Waipā District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located southwest of Te Awamutu, southeast of Pirongia and north of Ōtorohanga, between State Highway 39 and State Highway 1.- Type: Locality with 150 residents
- Description: locality in Waipa District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Pokuru, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kakepuku.
Kakepuku
Peak
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kakepuku is a volcanic cone that rises from the plain between the Waipā and Puniu rivers, about 3 km NW of Te Kawa and 8 km SW of Te Awamutu in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puketotara and Te Kawa.
Puketotara
Locality
Puketotara is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "totara hill" for Puketōtara. Puketotara is situated 6 km west of Pokuru.
Te Kawa
Hamlet
Te Kawa is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies just to the south of the volcanic hills of Kakepuku and Te Kawa. Te Kawa is situated 6 km southeast of Pokuru.
Pirongia
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Pirongia' is a little village about 30 minutes drive south of Hamilton, in southern Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the base of Mount Pirongia. There is a little info centre in town that will give you hiking info and where to go.
Pokuru
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.05611° or 38° 3′ 22″ southLongitude
175.23498° or 175° 14′ 6″ eastPopulation
150Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
4VHQW6VM+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7800176601OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
6240762Wikidata ID
Q65067402
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Pokuru” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Pokuru”
- Turkish: “Pokuru”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pokuru School and Trigpoint and tower (reopens March 2014).
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