Akaroa
town on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
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.
Akaroa
Port Louis-Philippe | |
|---|---|
  Akaroa Location of Akaroa in Banks Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 7520 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
References
change- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
Other websites
change- Images of Akaroa in the 1850s by Charles Meryon
- Land tenure - New Zealand - Canterbury Region
- THE STORY OF THE FRENCH COLONISATION OF AKAROA
- Akaroa official website
- Akaroa Civic Trust
Akaroa travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Akaroa at Wikimedia Commons
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