Broader Places
Waikato (New Zealand) (668)
Place Type inhabited place
Other Place Typescity
Alternative TermsHLZ
Latitude -37.767
Longitude 175.300
Largest inland city, located on Waikato River; center of farming, cattle & sheep, horse-breeding; site of Waikato University (1964); nearby town Ngaruawahia with Turangawaewae Marae, home of Maori Queen.
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