Otangarei

Otangarei
Map
Coordinates: 35°41′34″S 174°19′9″E / 35.69278°S 174.31917°E / -35.69278; 174.31917
CountryNew Zealand
CityWhangarei District Council
Electoral wardWhangārei Urban Ward
Area
 • Land77 ha (190 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,360
Kamo Tikipunga
Whau Valley
Otangarei
Kensington Mairtown (Mount Parihaka)

Otangarei is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand.[3]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of [a] group of people leaping" for Ōtāngarei.[4]

Te Kotahitanga Marae o Otangarei is the community's local marae. It is a meeting ground for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Uri o Te Tangata,[5] and features Te Puawaitanga Hou meeting house.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  4. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.