Okiato
Okiato or Old Russell is a small town in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 7 kilometres south of present-day Russell. It was founded in 1840 and served as New Zealand's first national capital until 1841, when the seat of government was moved to Auckland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 183 residents
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Old Russell” and “Russell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paihia Library and Paihia School.
Paihia Library
Library
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paihia Library is situated 3½ km northwest of Okiato.
Paihia School
School
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paihia School is situated 3 km northwest of Okiato.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opua and Te Haumi.
Opua
Town
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Te Haumi
Hamlet
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Haumi is a settlement south-east of Paihia and north-west of Opua in the Bay of Islands area of Northland Region, New Zealand. The Rangatira Tohitapu lived at Te Haumi until his death in 1833. He is remembered in the naming of Tohitapu Road.
Paihia
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.
Okiato
- Category: locality
- Location: Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.3029° or 35° 18′ 11″ southLongitude
174.11694° or 174° 7′ 1″ eastPopulation
183Open location code
4VPPM4W8+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 251192139OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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 “Okiato”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.