Opawa
Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. For places in Poland, see Opawa (disambiguation). For the city in the Czech Republic, see Opava.
Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
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Opawa | |
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Coordinates: 43.551342°S 172.661937°E / -43.551342; 172.661937 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
Electoral ward | Heathcote |
Community board | Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote |
Area | |
• Land | 81 ha (200 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,320 |
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The name is a contraction of "Ōpāwaho", which, in Māori, means a place of ('ō') an outer pā or outpost ('pāwaho'). "Ōpāwaho" or "Opaawaho" is the Māori name for the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River.[3]