Te Rapa

Te Rapa is a mixed light industrial, large-scale retail and semi-rural suburb to the northwest of , . It is built on a flat area that was previously the bed of an ancient river, the forerunner to the present Waikato River.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rotokauri railway station and The Base.

Bus station
, also known as The Hub, is a railway station, park and ride, and bus station in north , serving and Te Rapa.

Commercial area
is a regional shopping centre located in Te Rapa, in the New Zealand city of . The centre consists of the original outdoor strip mall, and the more recent Te Awa enclosed shopping mall.

Zoo
is the main zoological garden of , New Zealand. Covering 25 hectares, it is situated on Brymer Road in the Hamilton suburb of , on the outskirts of the metropolitan area towards the northwest. is situated 3 km southwest of Te Rapa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pukete and Crawshaw.

Suburb
is a 1970s riverside suburb in northwestern in . The cobblestoned walk in the park has a grass dog exercise area. The riverside walkway, which includes many pedestrian bridges, can be used by walkers or cyclists, but the lower sections are subject to flooding in winter.

Quarter
is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western in , and extended in the 2018 census to cover 0.86 km2. Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right, it is often described as being part of .

Suburb
Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.
St Andrews is a suburb in north-western in . One of its main features is an 18-hole golf course built on an old flood plain on the west bank of the .

Te Rapa

Latitude
-37.75214° or 37° 45′ 8″ south
Longitude
175.23392° or 175° 14′ 2″ east
Population
430
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
4VJQ66XM+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4312371882
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6247833
Wiki­data ID
Q7690948
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Te Rapa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 特里巴馬場
  • Chinese: 蒂拉帕
  • French: Te Rapa
  • Malay: Te Rapa
  • Turkish: Te Rapa

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Te Rapa”. Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.