Takamatua
Takamatua, formerly known as German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa passes through this locality. It is 3 kilometres north of Akaroa township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 120 residents
- Description: settlement on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
- Also known as: “German Bay” and “Takamatua Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Takamatua Hill and St Patrick’s Church (Catholic).
St Peter’s Church
Church
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St Peter’s Church is situated 2½ km south of Takamatua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akaroa and Duvauchelle.
Akaroa
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Akaroa is a charming harbourside town on the eastern side of Akaroa harbour, in southern Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its early settlers were French and British.
Duvauchelle
Village
Duvauchelle Bay is a small town situated at the head of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the town. The Ōnawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay. Duvauchelle is situated 3½ km northwest of Takamatua.
Le Bons Bay
Hamlet
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Le Bons Bay is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Takamatua.
Takamatua
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.78259° or 43° 46′ 57″ southLongitude
172.96941° or 172° 58′ 10″ eastPopulation
120Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
4V8J6X89+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 285731358OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2181994Wikidata ID
Q25661507
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Takamatua” goes by many names.
- French: “Takamatua”
- Maori: “Takamatua”
- Polish: “Takamatua”
- Turkish: “Takamatua”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Takamatua”. Photo: Pipjohn, CC BY-SA 4.0.