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 include Memorial Park and Motueka Museum.

Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cricket ground in Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand. is jointly owned by Tasman District Council and Wakatū Incorporation, a company representing 4,000 shareholders who are descendants of the original Te Tau Ihu Māori of the area.

Museum
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is the serving Motueka, , and is owned and managed by Tasman District Council. The current runway is 729 metres long and 11 metres wide with an asphalt surface.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Moutere and Riwaka.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the of New Zealand's upper . It is a farming community it the valley, 6 km from Motueka close to the Moutere Inlet.

Village
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is a small settlement in the of New Zealand's . It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the . is situated 3½ km north of Motueka.

Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement and rural valley in the of New Zealand's upper . It is located on the outskirts of Motueka, and is dominated by orchards. 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
United Nations Location Code
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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Satellite Map

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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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