Mangaoparo River
The Mangaoparo River is a river of the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the island's northeasternmost point, flowing southeast from the slopes of Mount Raukumara in the Raukumara Range to reach the Waiapu River 5 kilometres northeast of Ruatoria.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakawhitira and Ruatoria.
Whakawhitira
Locality
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Whakawhitira is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Mangaoparo River.
Ruatoria
Village
Photo: David.awatere, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruatoria is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. The town was originally known as Cross Roads then Manutahi and was later named Ruatorea in 1913, after the Māori Master female grower Tōrea who had some of the finest storage pits in her Iwi at the time. Ruatoria is situated 8 km southeast of Mangaoparo River.
Mangaoparo River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.82823° or 37° 49′ 42″ southLongitude
178.28021° or 178° 16′ 49″ eastElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
4VJW57CJ+P3GeoNames ID
6249096
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