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 km^2 (0.7610 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	3,360
• Density	1,700/km^2 (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 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.^[1]

References

1. Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling, ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. pp. 287f. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7.