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) | |
| • Total | 780 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 7520 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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.
