Awakaponga
Awakaponga is a locality in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty. Awakaponga is situated nearby to the village Matatā, as well as near the locality Otakiri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matatā and Otakiri.
Matatā
Village
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Matatā is a town in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand, 24 kilometres to the north-west of Whakatāne. A section of the town was relocated between the years 2006 and 2021 due to increased natural threats arising from climate change. Matatā is situated 4½ km north of Awakaponga.
Otakiri
Locality
Otakiri is a rural community just outside Edgecumbe, in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of loosening or freeing from tapu" for Ōtākiri. Otakiri is situated 6 km south of Awakaponga.
Edgecumbe
Town
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Edgecumbe is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand, 15 kilometres to the west of Whakatāne and 8 kilometres south of the Bay's coast. Edgecumbe is situated 9 km southeast of Awakaponga.
Awakaponga
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Location: Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.93065° or 37° 55′ 50″ southLongitude
176.74767° or 176° 44′ 52″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4VJR3P9X+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 6269168516OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Awakaponga” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Awakaponga”
- Turkish: “Awakaponga”
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