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.
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Port Louis-Philippe | |
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 Akaroa Location of Akaroa in Banks Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′15″S 172°58′00″E / 43.80417°S 172.96667°ECoordinates: 43°48′15″S 172°58′00″E / 43.80417°S 172.96667°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury Region |
| District | Christchurch City |
| Ward | Banks Peninsula |
| European settlement | 18 August 1840 |
| Founded by | Jean François Langlois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 780 |
| • Density | 384/km2 (995/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 7520 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Akaroa Media
- Akaroa-ViewOfHarbour.jpg
View of Akaroa harbour; the long, thin peninsula extending out into the harbour is Ōnawe Peninsula, and the middle of the volcano
- 16 Akaroa, New Zealand - free stock photo.jpg
Akaroa Main Wharf in South Island, New Zealand.
- Akaroa Head Lighthouse.jpg
Akaroa Head Lighthouse (built c. 1878)
- Church Akaroa.JPG
Saint Peter's Anglican Church (built c.1864), situated 10 Rue Balguerie in Akaroa
- AkaroaFRNames.JPG
An Akaroa street sign showing French-language street names
- The Gaiety, Akaroa (c.1879).JPG
The Gaiety, Akaroa (built c. 1879)
- Onuku - Eglise (1).jpg
Eglise à Onuku (Nouvelle-Zélande)
Saint Patrick's Catholic church
Saint Peter's Anglican church
- Trinity Church, Akaroa 01.jpg
Trinity Presbyterian church
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References
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
