Mapua
Māpua is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is to the west of Nelson on State Highway 60 and on the coastline of Tasman Bay. With a thriving wharf and commercial area, Māpua has grown in popularity for visitors, with numbers swelling the region over the summer months.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 1,340 residents
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Māpua”, “Mapua, New Zealand”, and “Māpua, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruby Bay and Bronte.
Ruby Bay
Village
Ruby Bay is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located between Māpua and Tasman on Te Mamaku / Ruby Bay. Ruby Bay was named after small 'rubies' found within the moutere gravel.
Bronte
Hamlet
Bronte, a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand, lies between Richmond and Māpua. Admiral Horatio Nelson, the eponym of the Nelson Region, became Duke of Bronte in 1799.
Mapua
- Category: locality
- Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.2532° or 41° 15′ 12″ southLongitude
173.0962° or 173° 5′ 46″ eastPopulation
1,340Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4VCMP3WW+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 205806460OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2187365Wikidata ID
Q1892126
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