Opawa
Opawa is an inner residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located approximately 3.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre. Prior to European settlement, much of the area consisted of marshlands and mixed-use vegetation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Opawa Public Library and The Tannery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murray Aynsley Hill and St Martins.
Murray Aynsley Hill
Quarter
Murray Aynsley Hill is a hillside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located on the fringes of the Port Hills 5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
St Martins
Suburb
St Martins is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre. Amenities include the Centaurus and Saint Martins Parks.
Hillsborough
Suburb
Hillsborough is a mixed industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 4 kilometres to the south-east of the city centre.
Opawa
- Type: Suburb with 1,360 residents
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.55369° or 43° 33′ 13″ southLongitude
172.66318° or 172° 39′ 47″ eastPopulation
1,360Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
4V8JCMW7+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 299170478OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6220796Wikidata ID
Q4335072
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Opawa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Opawa”
- French: “Opawa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Opawa”
- Russian: “Опава (Крайстчёрч)”
- Russian: “Опава (Новая Зеландия)”
- Russian: “Опава”
- Turkish: “Opawa”
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