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Riverhead

Riverhead is a small, historically predominantly working-class town located at the head of the in the north-west of , New Zealand.
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  • Type: Town with 3,590 residents
  • Description: locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Riverhead, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riverhead School and Red Hill.

School
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.

Peak
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km north of Riverhead.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Riverhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumeū and Whenuapai.

Town
Photo: Sandy Austin, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the , situated 25 kilometres north-west of the in . State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Line pass through the town. lies to the west, Riverhead to the north, to the east, and to the south. is situated 4 km southwest of Riverhead.

Suburb
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb and aerodrome located in northwestern , in the of . It is located on the shore of the Upper Waitematā Harbour, 15 kilometres to the northwest of Auckland's city centre. is situated 4 km southeast of Riverhead.

Town
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality north-west of , New Zealand. State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Railway Line pass through it. is adjacent to the east, Riverhead is to the north-east, and to the west. is situated 4½ km west of Riverhead.

Riverhead

Latitude
-36.75844° or 36° 45′ 30″ south
Longitude
174.59186° or 174° 35′ 31″ east
Population
3,590
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
4VMP6HRR+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2763204767
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2183413
Wiki­data ID
Q7338213
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Riverhead” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Riverhead”
  • Dutch: “Riverhead, New Zealand”
  • French: “Riverhead (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
  • French: “Riverhead”
  • Japanese: “リバーヘッド”
  • Malay: “Riverhead, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Pihoihoi”
  • Maori: “Pitoitoi”
  • Maori: “Riverhead”
  • Polish: “Riverhead (Nowa Zelandia)”
  • Polish: “Riverhead”
  • Turkish: “Riverhead”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riverhead Triangle Reserve and Kumeu Sports Club.

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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 “Riverhead”. Photo: LoganBlade, CC BY-SA 4.0.