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New Zealand is home to the town with the longest name

There is no shortage of oddly-named cities in the world. Some of the most memorable is the town of Mamu ngkuku mpuran gkuntj unya Hill in Australia and the Welsh town of Llan fair pwllgyngy llgogery chwy rndrobwlll lanty sili go go goch. However, there is one that surpasses them both in length and pronunciation difficulty.

The town of Tau mata whakatan gihanga-koau auota mateatu ripu kaka pikimaung-ahoron ukupokai whenu akitan atahu in New Zealand has the most extensive name of any place in the world, measuring 85 letters long. Imagine having to say all that when asked where you are from.