Awakaponga Cemetery
Awakaponga Cemetery is a cemetery in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty. Awakaponga Cemetery is situated nearby to the community center Awakaponga Community Hall, as well as near Awakaponga Stream Bridge.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in the Whakatāne District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Matata Cemetery” and “Matata Cemetery Awakaponga”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matatā and Otakiri.
Matatā
Village
Matatā is a town in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand, 24 kilometres to the north-west of Whakatāne. A section of the town was relocated between the years 2006 and 2021 due to increased natural threats arising from climate change. Matatā is situated 5 km north of Awakaponga Cemetery.
Otakiri
Locality
Otakiri is a rural community just outside Edgecumbe, in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of loosening or freeing from tapu" for Ōtākiri. Otakiri is situated 6 km south of Awakaponga Cemetery.
Edgecumbe
Town
Edgecumbe is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand, 15 kilometres to the west of Whakatāne and 8 kilometres south of the Bay's coast. Edgecumbe is situated 9 km southeast of Awakaponga Cemetery.
Awakaponga Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.93086° or 37° 55′ 51″ south
Longitude
176.74641° or 176° 44′ 47″ east
Open location code
4VJR3P9W+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
Wikidata ID
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Highlights include Awakaponga Community Hall and Awakaponga Stream Bridge.
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