Waikino

Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Owharoa Falls.

Owharoa Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Hiscoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karangahake and Waihi.

Karangahake

Village

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Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side". Karangahake is situated 6 km west of Waikino.

Waihi

Town

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. Waihi is situated 6 km east of Waikino.

Mackaytown

Hamlet

Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa. Mackaytown is situated 6 km west of Waikino.

Waikino

Type: Village with 306 residents
Description: locality in New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Hauraki District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.41044° or 37° 24′ 38″ south

Longitude

175.77749° or 175° 46′ 39″ east

Population

306

Elevation

82 metres (269 feet)

Open location code

4VJQHQQG+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1308704692

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2180260

Wikidata ID

Q7960028

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Satellite Map

Discover Waikino from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Waikino” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Waikino”
French: “Waikino”
Maori: “Waikino”
Polish: “Waikino”
Turkish: “Waikino”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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