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: 43°33′05″S 172°39′43″E / 43.551342°S 172.661937°ECoordinates: 43°33′05″S 172°39′43″E / 43.551342°S 172.661937°E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9710 km2 (0.7610 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,360 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/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]
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