Piha
Piha is a beachside settlement of about 600 people on the west coast of the Auckland Region of New Zealand, near West Auckland. It is a popular summertime retreat for Aucklanders and others from further afield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,130 residents
- Description: locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Piha Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taitomo Island and Kitekite Falls.
Taitomo Island
Islet
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taitomo Island is a tidal island on the west coast of the Auckland Region, New Zealand, near Piha.
Kitekite Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Carpenter0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitekite Falls is a scenic 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland, New Zealand. The falls drop a total of 40 metres. From the lookout on Kitekite track the falls appear even higher because there is white water running over rocks into a small pool from the upper…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karekare and Anawhata.
Karekare
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Karekare is a small coastal settlement in West Auckland, New Zealand, sandwiched between the Waitākere Ranges and a large black sand surf beach. Karekare is situated 3½ km south of Piha.
Anawhata
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Anawhata is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of Auckland. Anawhata is situated 4 km north of Piha.
Piha
- Category: locality
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.9555° or 36° 57′ 20″ southLongitude
174.4701° or 174° 28′ 12″ eastPopulation
1,130Open location code
4VMP2FVC+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 267854149OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Piha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皮哈沙滩”
- Dutch: “Piha”
- Finnish: “Piha”
- French: “Piha”
- German: “Piha Beach”
- German: “Piha”
- Hausa: “Piha”
- Japanese: “ピハ ビーチ”
- Japanese: “ピハ”
- Maori: “Piha”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Piha”
- Norwegian: “Piha”
- Russian: “Пиха”
- Turkish: “Piha”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Piha”. Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.