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Akaroa

Akaroa is a small town in the Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island. It is situated in the Akaroa Harbour and is 84 kilometres from Christchurch on State Highway 75. It has an area school and was historically settled by the French in the 1840s.

Port Louis-Philippe
Akaroa is located in Banks Peninsula
Akaroa
Akaroa
Location of Akaroa in Banks Peninsula
Coordinates: 43°48′15″S 172°58′00″E / 43.80417°S 172.96667°E / -43.80417; 172.96667Coordinates: 43°48′15″S 172°58′00″E / 43.80417°S 172.96667°E / -43.80417; 172.96667
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury Region
DistrictChristchurch City
WardBanks Peninsula
European settlement18 August 1840
Founded byJean François Langlois
Area
[1]
 • Total2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total780
 • Density384/km2 (995/sq mi)
Postcode
7520
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Akaroa Media

  • View of Akaroa harbour; the long, thin peninsula extending out into the harbour is Ōnawe Peninsula, and the middle of the volcano

  • Akaroa Main Wharf in South Island, New Zealand.

  • Akaroa Head Lighthouse (built c. 1878)

  • Saint Peter's Anglican Church (built c.1864), situated 10 Rue Balguerie in Akaroa

  • An Akaroa street sign showing French-language street names

  • The Gaiety, Akaroa (built c.  1879)

  • Eglise à Onuku (Nouvelle-Zélande)

  • Saint Patrick's Catholic church

  • Saint Peter's Anglican church

  • Trinity Presbyterian church

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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