Porangahau
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Porangahau is a small township close to the Pacific Ocean coast of the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. It has a very small population. It is in the southernmost part of Hawke's Bay, 45 kilometres south of Waipukurau, and close to the mouth of the Porangahau River. There is a marae at Porangahau.
The township is six kilometres northeast[1] of an insubstantial hill noted for its substantial name: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.[2]
Coordinates: 40°18′07″S 176°36′45″E / 40.3019°S 176.6126°E
[edit] References
- ^ Reed New Zealand atlas (2004). Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 50.
- ^ "Porangahau - Home to the longest place name in the world"
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