National Park · New Zealand
Te Urewera National Park
Te Urewera National Park is a national park in New Zealand, covering 525,592 acres (212,700 ha), established in 1954.
Photo: Bruce Bisset Brucieb via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | New Zealand |
| Area | 525,592 acres (212,700 ha) |
| Established | 1954 |
| Coordinates | 38.5390° S, 177.0290° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Te Urewera National Park
Te Urewera National Park was a national park near the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, established as such in 1954 and disestablished in 2014, when it was replaced by a new legal entity and protected area named Te Urewera. The park covered an area of approximately 2,127 km2 and was located in the north of the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. It was the largest of four national parks in the North Island and the most isolated rainforest in the region.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- Whakatāne Airport (WHK) · Whakatāne, New Zealand · 43.0 miles away
- Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT) · Rotorua, New Zealand · 48.7 miles away
- Gisborne Airport (GIS) · Gisborne, New Zealand · 52.0 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Te Urewera National Park?
Te Urewera National Park is in New Zealand (38.5390° S, 177.0290° E).
When was Te Urewera National Park established?
Te Urewera National Park was established in 1954, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Te Urewera National Park?
Te Urewera National Park covers 525,592 acres (212,700 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87172 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Urewera_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).