Ōkato
Ōkato is a small town in rural Taranaki, New Zealand. It is situated about 25 minutes drive around the coast from New Plymouth on State Highway 45. Ōakura is 12 km to the north-east, and Warea is 9 km to the south-west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 606 residents
- Description: locality in New Plymouth District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okato”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coastal Taranaki School.
Coastal Taranaki School
School
Coastal Taranaki School is a rural area school located in Ōkato, Taranaki, New Zealand. Established in 2005, the school formed through the merger of a number of small primary schools and Okato College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puniho and Tataraimaka.
Puniho
Hamlet
Ōkato is a small town in rural Taranaki, New Zealand. It is situated about 25 minutes drive around the coast from New Plymouth on State Highway 45. Ōakura is 12 km to the north-east, and Warea is 9 km to the south-west. Puniho is situated 5 km west of Ōkato.
Tataraimaka
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Young, CC BY 2.0.
Tataraimaka is a rural coastal area in Taranaki, New Zealand. It is predominantly a dairy farming area, approximately 20 kilometres south-west of New Plymouth. Tataraimaka is situated 5 km northeast of Ōkato.
Warea
Locality
Warea is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 26 kilometres north of Ōpunake. The local Pūniho Marae, also known as Tarawainuku Marae, is a traditional meeting ground of the Taranaki Iwi hapū of Ngā Māhanga. Warea is situated 7 km southwest of Ōkato.
Ōkato
- Category: locality
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.19101° or 39° 11′ 28″ southLongitude
173.87998° or 173° 52′ 48″ eastPopulation
606Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
4VGMRV5H+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1837485234OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2185763Wikidata ID
Q2159749
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Ōkato” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Okato”
- Cebuano: “Okato”
- Chinese: “奥卡托”
- Chinese: “奧卡托”
- Dutch: “Okato”
- Japanese: “オカト”
- Malay: “Okato”
- Maori: “Ōkato”
- Polish: “Okato”
- Polish: “Ōkato”
- Turkish: “Ōkato”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hempton Hall and Ōkato Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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