Waikumete Cemetery
Waikumete Cemetery, originally Waikomiti Cemetery, is New Zealand's largest cemetery. It occupies a site of 108 hectares in Glen Eden, Auckland, and also contains a crematorium in the south-west corner of the cemetery.Photo: Slow Burn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waikomiti Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sunhill Scenic Reserve and Singer Park.
Sunhill Scenic Reserve
Park
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
Sunhill Scenic Reserve is a park, which is situated 370 metres northwest of Waikumete Cemetery.
Singer Park
Park
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Singer Park is situated 620 metres southwest of Waikumete Cemetery.
Playhouse Theatre
Theater building
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The Playhouse Theatre is a performing arts centre situated in Glen Eden, New Zealand. The building was constructed in 1937 following a fire that destroyed the Glen Eden Town Hall that was on the site at the time. Playhouse Theatre is situated 1 km south of Waikumete Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnyvale and Glen Eden.
Sunnyvale
Suburb
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunnyvale is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand. Sunnyvale is under the local governance of Auckland Council. Sunnyvale used to be an orchard and wine growing area in Auckland with West Brook Wines founded there.
Glen Eden
Suburb
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glen Eden is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, located at the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges. Originally known as Waikumete, the suburb gained the name Glen Eden in 1921.
Kelston
Suburb
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelston is a residential suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand. Originally a ceramics manufacturing centre, the area is now mostly residential, including a number of schools.
Waikumete Cemetery
- Categories: heritage site and burial
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.90313° or 36° 54′ 11″ southLongitude
174.64772° or 174° 38′ 52″ eastOpen location code
4VMP3JWX+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 25993878OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q16902851
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Maori—“Waikumete Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ワイクメテ墓地”
- Maori: “Te Urupā o Waikumete”
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