The 20 Longest Place Names in the World
Place name: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Story: The name belongs to a hill and comes from the Maori language, and is often shortened to “Taumata”.
Country: New Zealand/ The North Island
Letters: 85
Place name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Story: It refers to a quiet town on the island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of North Wales. Locals abbreviated called this place as Llanfairpwll (or Llanfair PG for short).
Country: The United Kingdom/ Wales
Letters: 58
Place name: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Country: The United States/ Massachusetts
Letters: 45
Place name: Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein
Country: South Africa/ North West Province
Letters: 44
Place name: Azpilicuetagaraycosaroyarenberecolarrea
Country: Spain/ Navarra
Letters: 39
Place name: Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
Country: Finland/ Lapland
Letters: 35
Place name: Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik
Country: Canada/ Manitoba
Letters: 31
Place name: Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Country: India/ Andhra Pradesh
Letters: 28
Place name: Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte
Country: South Africa/ Karoo
Letters: 27
Place name: Schmedeswurtherwesterdeich
Country: Germany/ Schleswig-Holstein
Letters: 26
Place name: Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya
Country: Australia/ South Australia
Letters: 26
Place name: Bullaunancheathrairaluinn
Country: Ireland/ County Galway
Letters: 25
Place name: Gasselterboerveenschemond
Country: Netherlands/ Drenthe
Letters: 25
Place name: Staronizhestebliyevskaya
Country: Russia/ Krasnodar Krai
Letters: 24
Place name: Verkhnenovokutlumbetyevo
Country: Russia/ Orenburg Oblast
Letters: 24
Place name: Kvernbergsundsødegården
Country: Norway/ Buskerud
Letters: 23
Place name: Nizhnenovokutlumbetyevo
Country: Russia/ Orenburg Oblast
Letters: 23
Place name: Nunathloogagamiutbingoi
Country: The United States/ Alaska
Letters: 23
Place name: Onafhankelijkheidsplein
Country: Suriname/ Paramaribo
Letters: 23
Place name: Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
Country: Iceland
Letters: 23
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