Ūawa River
The Ūawa River is a river in the Gisborne District of New Zealand. The river drains an area of consisting predominantly of managed forestry land northwest of Tolaga Bay.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hikuwai River” and “Waiau River (Gisborne)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Uawa County Council Building (Former).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolaga Bay.
Ūawa River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.37348° or 38° 22′ 25″ south
Longitude
178.30742° or 178° 18′ 27″ east
Open location code
4VHWJ8G4+JX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ūawa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Uawa”
- Cebuano: “Uawa River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوا”
- French: “Uawa”
- German: “Uawa River”
- German: “Ūawa River”
- Maori: “Ūawa-nui-a-Ruamatua”
- Welsh: “Afon Uawa”
- “Ūawa River”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tolaga Bay and Hauiti.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tolaga Bay and Cook’s Cove.
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Worth a closer look: Gisborne and East Cape.
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