Hanmer Springs

Hanmer Springs is a small town in the region of the of New Zealand, known for its hot pools. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means "where the ashes of Tamatea's fire lay", referring to Tamatea, the captain of the canoe Tākitimu.
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  • Town with 1,120 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 391 metres (1,283 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hanmer”
  • …is named after Thomas Hanmer
  • Description: town in New Zealand

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queen Mary Hospital and St Roch’s Church.
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, in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand…
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Hanmer Springs

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Latitude
-42.5218° or 42° 31′ 19″ south
Longitude
172.8303° or 172° 49′ 49″ east
Open location code
4V9JFRHJ+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 294472598
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2190299
Wiki­data ID
Q995544

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Hanmer Springs” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Catalan: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Cebuano: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Dutch: “Hanmer Springs”
  • French: “Hanmer Springs”
  • German: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Japanese: “ハンマースプリングス”
  • Korean: “핸머 스프링스”
  • Korean: “핸머스프링스”
  • Malay: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Maori: “Te Whakatakaka-o-te-ngārahu-o-te-ahi-a-Tamatea”
  • Persian: “هانمر اسپرینگز”
  • Polish: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Swedish: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Turkish: “Hanmer Springs”
  • Urdu: “ہنمر اسپرنگس”

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