Arakura

Arakura is a suburb of , part of city situated in the lower of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wainuiomata High School and Waterloo railway station.

School
, a state co-educational secondary school, operates in , a suburb of in . The school was founded in January 2002 from the merger of Wainuiomata College and Parkway College.

Railway station
is a dual-platform suburban railway station located in , , and serving immediately the suburbs of , Lower Hutt Central and . is situated 3½ km northwest of Arakura.

Railway station
is a suburban railway station serving and Waiwhetu in , . The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 14.4 km north of , and is the junction for the Gracefield Branch to the , which diverges eastward from the mainline to the south of the station. is situated 3½ km northwest of Arakura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glendale and Parkway.

Quarter
is a suburb of , part of city situated in the lower North Island of .

Quarter
is a suburb of , part of city situated in the lower North Island of .

Suburb
is an industrial suburb of City, located at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. Up until the 1980s, and neighbouring were home to woollen mills, railway workshops, car assembly and meat processing plants.

Arakura

Latitude
-41.23758° or 41° 14′ 15″ south
Longitude
174.94565° or 174° 56′ 44″ east
Population
3,130
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
Open location code
4VCPQW6W+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 322743106
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6244859
Wiki­data ID
Q4783866
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Arakura” goes by many names.
  • French: Arakura
  • Turkish: Arakura

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