Ōkaihau

Ōkaihau is a small town in the of New Zealand's , just north of . State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy.
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  • Type: Village with 324 residents
  • Description: locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Okaihau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Okaihau College and Lake Ōmāpere.

School
In 1973 the Ōkaihau district high school in the of was granted Form 1–7 status and became with Mr. Laurenson as first principal.

is the largest in the of . It is located to the North of . The lake sits within the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. is situated 4 km southeast of Ōkaihau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaikohe.

Town
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is the seat of the of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 kilometres from , and about 85 kilometres from . is situated 10 km south of Ōkaihau.

Ōkaihau

Latitude
-35.32088° or 35° 19′ 15″ south
Longitude
173.77031° or 173° 46′ 13″ east
Population
324
Elevation
262 metres (860 feet)
Open location code
4VPMMQHC+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1762076007
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2185786
Wiki­data ID
Q952241
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Ōkaihau” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Акайхау”
  • Cebuano: “Okaihau”
  • Dutch: “Okaihau”
  • French: “Okaihau (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
  • French: “Okaihau”
  • German: “Okaihau”
  • Malay: “Okaihau”
  • Maori: “Ōkaihau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Okaihau”
  • Polish: “Okaihau”
  • Russian: “Окаихау”
  • Turkish: “Ōkaihau”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lake Ōmāpere and Waihou Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Okaihau Volunteer Fire Brigade and Two Ponga Park.

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