Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Canterbury
• Level 2: Ashburton District

Current local time in Rakaia:

03:04 PM, Monday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Rakaia on map:^[1]

Rakaia GPS coordinates^[2]

43° 45' 0" South, 172° 1' 0.012" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	-43.23993°,	171.31355°
Center:	-43.75°,	172.01667°
Lower-right:	-44.25576°,	172.7198°
Map W x H:	112.9×112.9 km	= 70.2×70.2mi

max Lat:	-34.99604°   ⇑81.2% North
Rakaia:	-43.75°
min Lat:	⇓18.8% South -46.6°

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min Long	Rakaia	max Long
-176.55973°	172.01667°	178.33333°
W 21.3%⇐		⇒78.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Rakaia is 118 m = 387 ft, and this is 33.6 m = 110 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:	819 m = 2687 ft	19.8%
Rakaia	118 m 387 ft
Avg.	84.4 m = 277 ft
Min E:	3 m = 10 ft	80.2%

See also: New Zealand elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Rakaia is located in South temperate zone (between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 2258.6 km =1403.4 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Rakaia
Equator	4864.5	3022.7	to North
Tropic Capricorn	2258.6	1403.4	to North
Antarctic Circle	2536.6	1576.2	to South
South Pole	5142.5	3195.4	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Rakaia: (largest is in red/bold)

• Ashburton 28.3 km =17.6 mi, 234°
• Burnham 28.3 km =17.6 mi, 58°
• Christchurch 55.2 km =34.3 mi, 64°
• Darfield 30.7 km =19.1 mi, 15°
• Geraldine 72.5 km =45 mi, 238°
• Kaiapoi 65 km =40.4 mi, 50°
• Leeston 22.8 km =14.2 mi, 94°
• Lincoln 39.1 km =24.3 mi, 73°
• Methven 32.2 km =20 mi, 293°
• Oxford 51.8 km =32.2 mi, 15°
• Prebbleton 44.3 km =27.5 mi, 65°
• Rolleston 34.8 km =21.6 mi, 57°
• Southbridge 20.1 km =12.5 mi, 111°
• Tinwald 30.4 km =18.9 mi, 232°
• Woodend 71.2 km =44.2 mi, 47°