Opava ( Maori Opawa ) is an inner suburb of Christchurch , New Zealand . Located 2.5 kilometers southeast of the city center .
| Suburb | |
| Opava | |
|---|---|
| Opawa | |
| A country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 1.9710 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 12 , in summer UTC + 13 |
| Population | |
| Population | 3360 people ( 2006 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +64 3 |
| Postcode | 8023 |
The name is an abbreviation of Opaawaho , which in Maori means a place ("o"), remote from the center ( ) or a remote settlement, an outpost ("paawaho"). In the Maori language, “Opaawaho” or “Ōpāwaho” is also the name Hitkot [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Reed, AW Place Names of New Zealand: [ eng. ] / Peter Dowling. - Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo, 2010 .-- P. 287f. - ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7 .