Motueka

Motueka is a town in the region of 's that lies close to the Motueka River. Nearby beaches are very popular with holidaymakers, and the area around Motueka has one of the country's highest annual sunshine-hour indices.
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  • Type: Town with 8,280 residents
  • Description: town on the South Island of New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Motueka Borough”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Memorial Park and Motueka Museum.

Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cricket ground in Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand.

Museum
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Aerodrome
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is the serving Motueka…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Moutere and Riwaka.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the of New Zealand's upper .

Village
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is a small settlement in the of New Zealand's . is situated 3½ km north of Motueka.

Hamlet
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is a settlement and rural valley in the… is situated 3½ km northwest of Motueka.

Motueka

Latitude
-41.1125° or 41° 6′ 45″ south
Longitude
173.0095° or 173° 0′ 34″ east
Population
8,280
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
IATA airport code
MZP
UN/LOCODE
NZ MZP
Open location code
4VCMV2Q5+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 53190048
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2184361
Wiki­data ID
Q489458
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Motueka” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Motueka”
  • Catalan: “Motueka”
  • Cebuano: “Motueka”
  • Chinese: “莫圖伊卡”
  • Danish: “Motueka”
  • Dutch: “Motueka”
  • French: “Motueka”
  • German: “Motueka”
  • Hebrew: “מוטואקה”
  • Japanese: “モトゥエカ”
  • Malay: “Motueka”
  • Maori: “Motueka”
  • Polish: “Motueka”
  • Russian: “Мотуэка”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Motueka”
  • Slovenian: “Motueka”
  • Spanish: “Motueka”
  • Swedish: “Motueka”
  • Turkish: “Motueka”
  • Urdu: “موٹیوکا”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Te Kūmara and Port Motueka.

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