Umawera
| Umawera | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 17 ′ S , 173 ° 34 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Far North District | |
| Ward | Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 26 m | |
| Post Code | 0476 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
Umawera is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Umawera is derived in the Māori language from " uma " and " wera ", which means "burned breast". The place is meant to refer to an event in which a child was seriously injured.
geography
The settlement is located around 25 km northwest of Kaikohe on the Orira River . The New Zealand State Highway 1 , which connects the settlement with Whangarei , which lies around 83 km to the southeast, runs through Umawera . A small side road leads from Umawera to the settlement of Orira , which is about 3 km to the south , which lies on a branch of the Hokianga Harbor , which here still bears the name of the Orira River .
education
In the settlement there is a primary school, the Umawera School , which teaches students from grades 1 to 6. In June 2015 the school had 36 pupils
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Umawera . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 169 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Neubauer: Umawera . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 169 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 16, 2017 .
- ^ Umawera School . Education Review Office , June 2015, accessed August 16, 2017 .