Otematata

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Otematata

Total population

183

Air quality index

18Good

Coordinates-44.60°, 170.19°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Otematata is a town in the Waitaki District of Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is defined as a "populated area less than a town" and the 2001 New Zealand census gave the "usually resident population count" as 243. By the 2018 census it had declined to 183 inhabitants. This was considerably higher in the 1960s during the construction of the Benmore and Aviemore dams.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Canterbury

• Omarama
  13.8 mi away · pop. 291
• Kurow
  16.2 mi away · pop. 372
• Twizel
  24.4 mi away · pop. 1,660
• Duntroon
  29.6 mi away · pop. 96
• Cave
  42.5 mi away · pop. 78
• Waimate
  42.7 mi away · pop. 3,610
• Lake Tekapo
  43.8 mi away · pop. 558
• Makikihi
  46.6 mi away · pop. 90
• Fairlie
  47.1 mi away · pop. 940
• Saint Andrews
  49.2 mi away · pop. 195
• Glenavy
  49.4 mi away · pop. 195
• Pareora
  50.9 mi away · pop. 465

Browse all places in Canterbury →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-05-05

Wand Mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Seen 2026-02-23

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-02-15

Kawarau Cress

Lepidium sisymbrioides

Seen 2026-02-07

Southern Blue

Zizina oxleyi

Seen 2026-02-07

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

Seen 2026-02-01

New Zealand Scaup

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Seen 2026-02-01

Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia

Seen 2026-02-01

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-01-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Otematata, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.