Waihola (New Zealand)
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 2 ′ S , 170 ° 6 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Clutha District | |
| Ward | Bruce Ward | |
| Residents | 300 (2013) | |
| Post Code | 9073 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Waihola is a village in the Clutha District of the Otago regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The name of the village is taken from the name of the adjacent lake and is a transformation of the term " Wai-hora " in the Māori language , which means "expanding water".
geography
The village is located about 35 km southwest of the center of Dunedin and 15 km northeast of Milton , directly on the 9 km 2 large Lake Waihola . The village is crossed by New Zealand State Highway 1 and the Main South Line , which connects Invercargill to the southwest and Dunedin to the northeast without a stop at Waihola .
population
At the 2013 census, the town had 300 inhabitants.
tourism
Waihola is popular with day-trippers from northeast Dunedin who use the lake for water sports , swimming and fishing.
Photo gallery
Waihola settlement
Main road to the south
Main road to the north
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Waihola . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 803 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Bruce . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on September 5, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ^ Neubauer: Waihola . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 804 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 5, 2017 .
- ^ Neubauer: Waihola . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 803 .