Parawa
| Parawa | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' S , 168 ° 32' E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-STL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Southland | |
| District | Southland District | |
| Ward | Five Rivers Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 260 m | |
| Post Code | 9793 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Parawa is a small settlement in the Southland District of the Southland regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Composed of the Māori terms “ pa ” and “ rawa ”, the name of the settlement stands for “land on which a village was built”.
geography
The settlement is located around 23 km north-northeast of Lumsden in a small plain that is determined by the Mataura River . The surrounding mountains rise over 700 m up to 1478 m with the Mid Dome . The New Zealand State Highway 6 runs through the settlement , via which the small village of Athol , a good 4 km to the northeast, can be reached. Around 11 km to the southwest, the plain opens at Five Rivers , which extends to Mossburn and Lumsden .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Parawa . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 918 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Neubauer: Parawa . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 918 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 22, 2017 .