Maungatua
Maungatua is a mountain in Dunedin City, Otago and has an elevation of 900 metres. Maungatua is situated nearby to the locality Woodside, as well as near Berwick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maungatua.
Maungatua
Peak
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maungatua, known also as Mauka Atua is a prominent ridge in the Taieri Plains in Otago, New Zealand. It rises 895 metres above the floodplain of the Taieri River, directly to the west of Dunedin's airport at Momona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berwick and Momona.
Berwick
Locality
Berwick is a small farming community on the banks of the Waipori River at the southwestern limit of Dunedin city, New Zealand, some 40 kilometres from the city centre. Berwick is situated 7 km south of Maungatua.
Momona
Hamlet
Momona is a small town on the Taieri Plain in New Zealand's South Island. Momona School was established in 1899 and closed in 2004. The Henley Co-operative Dairy Company, established in nearby Henley, moved their cheese factory here, and was closed in the 1980s. Momona is situated 9 km southeast of Maungatua.
Outram
Village
Photo: Andrewrutherford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outram is a rural suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 960 as of June 2025. It is located 28 kilometres west of the central city at the edge of the Taieri Plains, close to the foot of Maungatua. Outram is situated 9 km east of Maungatua.
Maungatua
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 900 metres
- Also known as: “Mount Maungatua”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.88333° or 45° 53′ southLongitude
170.11667° or 170° 7′ eastElevation
900 metres (2,953 feet)Open location code
4V6G4488+MMGeoNames ID
2187062
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Maungatua” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maungatua”
- Dutch: “Maungatua”
- Ladin: “Maungatua”
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