- Duvauchelle
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Duvauchelle is a small town situated at the head of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the town. The Onawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay.
Duvauchelle is now part of Christchurch City Council jurisdiction since the city's amalgamation with Banks Peninsula District in 2006. From 1910 until 1989, Duvauchelle was the seat of the Akaroa County Council.
Statistics New Zealand groups Duvauchelle in with other settlements fringing Akaroa Harbour, including French Farm, Wainui, Robinson's Bay and Takamatua. Together, they had a population of 735 at the 2006 census.[1]
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Coordinates: 43°44′59″S 172°55′56″E / 43.7498°S 172.9321°E
Settlements of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand Settlements Allandale • Ataahua • Akaroa • Barrys Bay • Birdling's Flat • Cass Bay • Charteris Bay • Chorlton • Church Bay • Cooptown • Corsair Bay • Diamond Harbour • Duvauchelle • French Farm • Governors Bay • Gebbies Pass • Gebbies Valley • Hilltop • Kaituna Valley • Kukupa • Lansdowne • Le Bons Bay • Little Akaloa • Little River • Lyttelton • Motukarara • Ohinetahi • Okains Bay • Okuti Valley • Pigeon Bay • Puaha • Puari • Purau • Port Levy • Rapaki • Robinsons Bay • Tai Tapu • Takamatua • Teddington • The Kaik • Wainui •
Port Hills Suburbs Balmoral Hill • Cashmere • Clifton • Cracroft • Ferrymead • Halswell • Heathcote Valley • Hillsborough • Hoon Hay • Huntsbury • Kennedys Bush • Moncks Bay • Moncks Spur • Mt Pleasant • Murray Aynsley • Redcliffs • Richmond Hill • Scarborough • St Andrews Hill • Sumner • Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake • Westmorland
Categories:- Suburbs of Christchurch
- Populated places in New Zealand
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