Opotiki
| Opotiki | |
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| Minor urban area | |
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| Coordinates: 38°0.5′S 177°17′E / 38.0083°S 177.283°ECoordinates: 38°0.5′S 177°17′E / 38.0083°S 177.283°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Opotiki District |
| Wards | Waioeka-Waiotahe, Coast |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Forbes |
| • Deputy Mayor | Lyn Riesterer |
| Population (June 2016) | |
| • District | 8,830 |
| • Urban | 4,170 |
| Postcode(s) | 3122 |
| Website | The council's site |
Opotiki /ɔːpɔːˈtɪki/ (Māori: Ōpōtiki) is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
(All figures are based on the 2006 census, from Statistics New Zealand)
Iwi based within the district are:
The Opotiki district is bounded on one long side by the eastern half of the Bay of Plenty embayment of the Pacific Ocean and on the other long side by the Raukumara mountain range which rises to 1754 m (5755 ft) at Mt. Hikurangi. The district is predominantly steep hills dissected by fast-flowing rivers, the largest being the Motu. The coastal riverine floodplains (‘flats’) and terraces (‘tablelands’) provide the only flat land. Opotiki township is situated on the largest flat at the conjunction of two of these, the Otara River and the Waioeka River. Sandy beaches, lower hills and larger flats are characteristic of the southwest area of the district; pebbly or rocky beaches and high hills coming right down to the sea are characteristic of the northeast. Current human population is therefore concentrated in the coastal southwest. The district has a land area of 3,104.54 km² (1,198.67 sq mi).
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