Otama River

The Otama River is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A short river, it flows north from a peninsula on the Coromandel's northeast coast to reach the sea 5 kilometres east of Kūaotunu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Otama Beach.

Otama Beach

Beach

Otama Beach is a beach and settlement on the northeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, 20 km north of Whitianga. The north-facing 2 km long white-sand beach is backed by a large protected natural dune system, separating it from the road and farm land beyond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kūaotunu and Matarangi.

Kūaotunu

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Kuaotunu is a small coastal township on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a popular destination for summer holidays for tourists on the Coromandel tourist circuit.

Matarangi

Village

Photo: Floyd Wilde, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Matarangi is a beach settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, with around 650 permanent residents in 2023 which increases to over 7000 holidaymakers during the summer period of late December to February. Matarangi is situated 9 km west of Otama River.

Otama River

Type: Stream
Description: river in New Zealand
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.71819° or 36° 43′ 6″ south

Longitude

175.76021° or 175° 45′ 37″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

4VMQ7QJ6+P3

GeoNames ID

6234684

Wikidata ID

Q7108417

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Otama River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Otama River”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوتاما”
French: “Otama”
Welsh: “Afon Otama”

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