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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Longest  officially recognized place name is  Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahuhas 85 letters.
It’s the name for a hill, 305 metre high, close to Porangahau,  New Zealand.


TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEAPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU is the Māori name for a mound, 305 metres (1,001 ft) towering, near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

It's pronounced just like it's spelled, 

taumata 
whaka tangi 
hangako 
au au 
otama 
tea turi 
pukaka 
pikima unga 
horonu 
kupokai 
when u aki 
tana tahu 

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