Omata
Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth. Omata and Western New Plymouth are adjacent to the Tapuae Marine Reserve.Places of Interest
Highlights include Spotswood College and Francis Douglas Memorial College.
Spotswood College
School
Spotswood College is a co-educational state secondary school in Spotswood, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was founded in 1960 and celebrated its 50th Jubilee in 2010. Spotswood College is situated 2½ km northeast of Omata.
Francis Douglas Memorial College
School
Francis Douglas Memorial College is an all-boys state-integrated Catholic school with boarding facilities located in Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Francis Douglas Memorial College is situated 3 km east of Omata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whalers Gate and Hurdon.
Whalers Gate
Suburb
Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre. The area was allocated to several whalers in 1847, and was called "The Whaler's Gate" at least from 1860.
Hurdon
Suburb
Hurdon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre. An early settler of the area was Peter Elliot, who arrived on the Amelia Thompson in 1841.
Spotswood
Suburb
Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. Spotswood is situated 2½ km northeast of Omata.
Omata
- Type: Hamlet with 939 residents
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.0923° or 39° 5′ 32″ south
Longitude
174.02067° or 174° 1′ 14″ east
Population
939
Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)
Open location code
4VGPW25C+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Omata” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Omata”
- Dutch: “Omata”
- French: “Omata”
- Malay: “Omata”
- Maori: “Omata”
- Russian: “Омата”
- Turkish: “Omata”
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