Opua

Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okiato and Te Haumi.

Okiato

Village

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Okiato or Old Russell is a small town in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 7 kilometres south of present-day Russell. It was founded in 1840 and served as New Zealand's first national capital until 1841, when the seat of government was moved to Auckland.

Te Haumi

Hamlet

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Te Haumi is a settlement south-east of Paihia and north-west of Opua in the Bay of Islands area of Northland Region, New Zealand. The Rangatira Tohitapu lived at Te Haumi until his death in 1833. He is remembered in the naming of Tohitapu Road.

Paihia

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Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.

Opua

Type: Town with 1,280 residents
Description: locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Far Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.31263° or 35° 18′ 46″ south

Longitude

174.12142° or 174° 7′ 17″ east

Population

1,280

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

United Nations Location Code

NZ OPX

Open location code

4VPPM4PC+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 251192315

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

2185493

Wikidata ID

Q933663

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Opua” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Opua”
Catalan: “Opua”
Cebuano: “Opua”
Dutch: “Opua”
French: “Opua”
German: “Opua”
Hungarian: “Opua”
Italian: “Opua”
Malay: “Opua”
Maori: “Opua”
Polish: “Opua”
Portuguese: “Opua”
Turkish: “Opua”
Waray (Philippines): “Opua”

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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 “Opua”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.