Ōpunake

Ōpunake is a small urban area in the of New Zealand, located within the and governed by the .
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  • Type: Town with 1,440 residents
  • Description: town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand’s North Island
  • Also known as: Opunake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Opunake High School.

School
is a for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Ōpunake, New Zealand. It has a roll of 319 as of November 2015, the school crest features the Cape Egmont Lighthouse, open book and the torch of the spirit, and Mt Taranaki the motto "Ut prosim patriae" which translates to "that I may be worthy of my country".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oaonui.

Locality
is a community in the west of , in the of . It is located on State Highway 45, 8 kilometres north of Ōpunake. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many clouds" for Ōaonui. is situated 8 km northwest of Ōpunake.

Ōpunake

Latitude
-39.45466° or 39° 27′ 17″ south
Longitude
173.86016° or 173° 51′ 37″ east
Population
1,440
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ OP5
Open location code
4VGMGVW6+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1363970465
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2206357
Wiki­data ID
Q995218
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ōpunake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أوبوناكي
  • Asturian: Ōpunake
  • Catalan: Opunake
  • Cebuano: Opunake
  • Chinese: 奥普纳基
  • Danish: Opunake
  • Dutch: Opunake
  • Egyptian Arabic: اوبوناكى
  • French: Opunake
  • German: Opunake
  • German: Ōpunake
  • Hausa: Ōpunake
  • Hebrew: אופונקה
  • Japanese: オプナケ
  • Malay: Opunake
  • Maori: Ōpunake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Opunake
  • Polish: Opunake
  • Russian: Опунейк
  • Silesian: Opunake
  • Silesian: Ōpunake
  • Swedish: Opunake
  • Turkish: Ōpunake
  • Urdu: اوپوناکے

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Opunake LibraryPlus and Everybody’s Theatre.

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