Kakahi

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Kakahi
Geographical location
Kakahi (New Zealand)
Kakahi
Coordinates 36 ° 56 ′  S , 175 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′  S , 175 ° 23 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-MWT
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Manawatu-Wanganui
District Ruapehu District
Ward Taumarunui Ward
Residents few
height 263 m
Post Code 3989
Telephone code +64 (0) 6
Photography of the place
Kakahi (20738092422) .jpg
The settlement in the 1900s
General store of the settlement

Kakahi is a small settlement in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The settlement is located around 13 km southeast of Taumarunui and around 31 km west of the southern tip of Lake Taupo . To the northeast of the settlement, the Whakapapa River flows into the Whanganui River , which flows north of the settlement to the west.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 4 , which connects Kakahi with Taumarunui in the northwest and Raetihi in the south, passes the settlement around 2 km southwest. The New Zealand State Highway 41 passes 3 miles north .

Rail transport

The North Island Main Trunk Railway runs through Kakahi , but without a stop in the settlement it is of no importance for the settlement.

Attractions

The three peaks of the volcanoes Mount Ruapehu , Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Tongariro are in sight to the southeast, the latter around 30 km away.

Web links

Commons : Kakahi  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 19, 2017 .