Ōakura
Ōakura is a small township in New Plymouth District, Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 15 kilometres south-west of New Plymouth.
- Type: Town with 1,690 residents
- Description: town in Taranaki, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Oakura”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gairloch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tataraimaka and Omata.
Tataraimaka
Hamlet
Omata
Hamlet
Whalers Gate
Suburb
Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. Whalers Gate is situated 8 km northeast of Ōakura.
Ōakura
- Category: locality
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.11753° or 39° 7′ 3″ south
Longitude
173.95611° or 173° 57′ 22″ east
Population
1,690
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
4VGMVXJ4+XC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Ōakura” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Oakura”
- Cebuano: “Oakura”
- Dutch: “Oakura”
- German: “Ōakura”
- Hausa: “Ōakura”
- Japanese: “オアクラ”
- Malay: “Oakura”
- Maori: “Ōakura”
- Polish: “Oakura”
- Turkish: “Ōakura”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Koru and Hurford.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ōākura Hall and Saint James Church.
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Worth a closer look: New Plymouth and Egmont National Park.
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