Ōwhiro Bay
Ōwhiro Bay is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, that overlooks Cook Strait. It is situated west of the larger suburb of Island Bay. The official name of the suburb was changed from Owhiro Bay to Ōwhiro Bay by the New Zealand Geographic Board on 21 June 2019.
- Type: Suburb with 2,090 residents
- Description: suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Owhiro Bay”, “Owhiro Bay (Wellington)”, “Owhiro Bay, New Zealand”, and “Owhiro Bay, Wellington”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Oku Street Reserve and Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory.
Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory
University
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Happy Valley and Island Bay.
Happy Valley
Quarter
Happy Valley is a subdivision of the Ōwhiro Bay suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
Ōwhiro Bay
- Category: locality
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.34076° or 41° 20′ 27″ south
Longitude
174.75912° or 174° 45′ 33″ east
Population
2,090
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Open location code
4VCPMQ55+MJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ōwhiro Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Owhiro Bay”
- French: “Owhiro Bay”
- Maori: “Ōwhiro”
- Spanish: “Owhiro Bay”
- Turkish: “Ōwhiro Bay”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Ōwhiro Bay”.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kingston and Berhampore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Owhiro Bay School and Ōwhiro Bay Beach.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.