Area 197 ha Local time Saturday 11:07 PM | Population 3,360 (2006) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
Map of Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
The name is a contraction of Ōpāwaho, which means a place of ('o') an outer pā or outpost ('paawaho') in Māori. Ōpāwaho or Opaawaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River.
References
Opawa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA