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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a suburb of , in northern . It is located on the of the , 4 kilometres northwest of the Auckland City Centre.
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  • Type: Suburb with 11,100 residents
  • Description: suburb of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Birkenhead, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zion Hill Reserve and Zion Hill Methodist Church.

Park
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.
is a park.

Church
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.

Library
Photo: OohAh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, part of the Auckland Libraries system, is located on Auckland's in New Zealand. Founded in 1949 it predominantly serves the areas of Birkenhead, Beach Haven, Birkdale, Kauri Park, Chelsea, and Birkenhead East, a population of about 26,000, including six , two intermediate schools, and two colleges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highbury and Chatswood.

Quarter
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Birkenhead is a suburb of , in northern . It is located on the of the , 4 kilometres northwest of the Auckland City Centre.

Suburb
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is a suburb in the city of , , in the middle-eastern side of the . It contains a primary school and many parks.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Northcote is a suburb of in northern . It is situated on the , on the northern shores of , 4 kilometres northwest of the Auckland City Centre.

Birkenhead

Latitude
-36.80987° or 36° 48′ 36″ south
Longitude
174.72506° or 174° 43′ 30″ east
Population
11,100
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
4VMP5PRG+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 877075211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6232146
Wiki­data ID
Q865555
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Birkenhead” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伯肯黑德”
  • German: “Birkenhead (Neuseeland)”
  • German: “Birkenhead”
  • Japanese: “バーケンヘッド”
  • Japanese: “バルカンレーン”
  • Turkish: “Birkenhead”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Live Wire Super Park and Birkenhead Mall.

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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 “Birkenhead”. Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.