Opawa

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
Opawa
Coordinates:
Area
 • Total 1.9710 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,360
 • Density 1,704.7/km2 (4,415.2/sq mi)

Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.

The name is a contraction of Opaawaho, which means a place of ('o') an outer pā or outpost ('paawaho') in Māori. Opaawaho or Ōpāwaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River.[1]

References

  1. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling. ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. pp. 287f. ISBN 9780143204107. 
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