North Island
Auckland Region
Auckland

Ōrākei

Ōrākei is a suburb of city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on a peninsula five kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the shore of the , which lies to the north, and Hobson Bay and , two arms of the Waitematā, which lie to the west and south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,930 residents
  • Description: suburb of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Orakei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium and Ōrākei railway station.

Public aquarium
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium is a public aquarium opened in 1985 in , New Zealand. Located at 23 Tamaki Drive, it was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton.

Railway station
Photo: Pcuser42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in the Auckland suburb of is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only services that regularly stop at the station.

Railway station
Photo: Akld guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only services that regularly stop at the station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Bay and Meadowbank.

Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside suburb of city, on the of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a central suburb of city, situated in the of New Zealand. is governed under the local governance of the Ōrākei Local Board and .

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a coastal residential suburb, located to the east of the city. is situated between and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas.

Ōrākei

Latitude
-36.85592° or 36° 51′ 21″ south
Longitude
174.81439° or 174° 48′ 52″ east
Population
5,930
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
4VMP4RV7+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 62209139
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2185477
Wiki­data ID
Q7099353
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Ōrākei” goes by many names.
  • French: “Orakei”
  • Japanese: “オラケイ”
  • Maori: “Orakei”
  • Maori: “Ōrākei”
  • Slovenian: “Orakei”
  • Slovenian: “Ōrākei”
  • Turkish: “Ōrākei”

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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 “Ōrākei”. Photo: Skyviewphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.