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Hampden

Hampden, a small town in North Otago, , lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of and 80 kilometres north of the city of , to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 339 residents
  • Description: locality in Otago, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Hampden, New Zealand” and “Hampden, Otago”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moeraki Boulders.

Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut coast of between and Hampden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moeraki and Kātiki.

Village
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
is a small fishing village on the east coast of the of . It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north area and a railway line, the Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877. is situated 4½ km southeast of Hampden.

Locality
is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Beach, close to the Peninsula. is situated 8 km south of Hampden.

Hampden

Latitude
-45.32588° or 45° 19′ 33″ south
Longitude
170.8205° or 170° 49′ 14″ east
Population
339
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
4V6GMRFC+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 354617430
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6215137
Wiki­data ID
Q5645969
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Satellite Map

Discover Hampden from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Hampden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hampden”
  • Dutch: “Hampden, New Zealand”
  • French: “Hampden”
  • German: “Hampden”
  • Malay: “Hampden, New Zealand”
  • Polish: “Hampden”
  • Turkish: “Hampden”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hampden Catholic Church and Hampden Square.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hampden”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.