Murupara (N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Murupara (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
Muripara (N.Z.)
Murapara (N.Z.)
nnaa Murupara, N.Z
Borough of Murupara (N.Z.)
Murupara Borough (N.Z.)
Coordinates
176.705 176.705 -38.456 -38.456 (gooearth )
Associated country
New Zealand
See Also From tracing place name
Whakatane District (N.Z.)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- New Zealand. Dept. of Lands and Survey. Map of Whakatane ... 1978 (subj.)map recto (Murupara)
- BGN, 5/9/79(Murupara, ppl, 38⁰28ʹS 176⁰42ʹE; variants: Muripara, Murapara)
- Murupara (N.Z.). Borough Council. Annual accounts and statements, 1976t.p. (Borough of Murupara)
Wikipedia description:
Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori also make up over 90% of the population. It is on SH38 and is the terminus of the Murupara Railway Branch. The town's principal industries are all related to forestry. Murupara is in the rohe (tribal area) of the Ngāti Manawa iwi. The Māori language name Murupara means "to wipe off mud".
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