Ōtāhuhu
Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ōtāhuhu is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand – 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the southeast of the CBD, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tāmaki River estuary to the east. The Auckland isthmus is the narrowest connection between the North Auckland Peninsula and the rest of the North Island, being only some 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) wide at its narrowest point, between the Ōtāhuhu Creek and the Māngere Inlet. As the southernmost suburb of the former Auckland City, it is considered part of South Auckland.
Ōtāhuhu | |
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Coordinates: 36°56′43″S 174°50′42″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Manukau ward |
Local board | Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board |
Area | |
• Land | 668 ha (1,651 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 17,710 |
Train stations | Ōtāhuhu railway station |
The suburb's name is taken from the Māori-language name of the volcanic cone known as Ōtāhuhu / Mount Richmond.[3] The name refers to "the place of Tāhuhu" — the eponymous ancestor, Tāhuhu-nui-a-Rangi, of Ngāi Tāhuhu.[4]