Karamea

Karamea is a small town near the northern end of the region of the of . Apart from a narrow coastal strip, the town of Karamea and its local area are completely surrounded to the south, east and north by .
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  • Type: Village with 400 residents
  • Description: locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kakara Taramea”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karamea Aerodrome and Karamea Centennial Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The serves the town of Karamea, in the of New Zealand. It is a non certificated aerodrome located around 1.4 kilometres northwest of the town.

Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a museum in Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Peak
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Market Cross and Arapito.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a town in the Karamea area of . is a farming community on the south side of the , upriver from the main Karamea township. is situated 4 km southeast of Karamea.

Karamea

Latitude
-41.2487° or 41° 14′ 56″ south
Longitude
172.118° or 172° 7′ 5″ east
Population
400
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4VCJQ429+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 339500744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2189062
Wiki­data ID
Q1728935
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Karamea” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Karamea”
  • Catalan: “Karamea”
  • Cebuano: “Karamea”
  • Dutch: “Karamea”
  • French: “Karamea”
  • German: “Karamea”
  • Japanese: “カラメア”
  • Malay: “Karamea”
  • Polish: “Karamea”
  • Turkish: “Karamea”
  • Urdu: “کارامیا”

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