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Otaki (New Zealand Electorate)
Otaki or Ōtaki may refer to: Places *Ōtaki (New Zealand electorate), a parliamentary electorate in New Zealand *Ōtaki, New Zealand, a town in New Zealand *Ōtaki River, a river in New Zealand *Ōtaki, Chiba, a town in Japan *Ōtaki, Saitama, a former village in Japan *Ōtaki, Hokkaido, a former village in Japan *Ōtaki, Nagano, a village in Japan *Otaki, California, a former settlement in Butte County, California, U.S. Ships *, sailing ship *, ship sunk in the action of 10 March 1917 Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * Action (1921 film), ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * Ac ... *, ship renamed ''Clan Robertson'' in 1934, ''Stanfleet'' in 1938 and ''Pacific Star'' in 1939, and sunk in 1942 *, ship renamed ''Mahmoud'' in 1976 and ''Natalia'' in 1979, and scrapped in 1984 Other *"Otaki", a 1970 single by The Fourmyula {{d ...
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Ōtaki (New Zealand Electorate)
Ōtaki (previously Otaki) is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, spanning part of the west coast of the lower North Island. The bulk of its population comes from the Horowhenua District, but it also takes in part of the northern Kapiti Coast, including the towns of Otaki and Waikanae, and part of Paraparaumu. The current MP for Ōtaki is Terisa Ngobi of the Labour Party. She has held this position since the 2020 election. History In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the North Island required the transfer of one seat from the South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Otaki. Otaki was first contested in the 1893 election, and the first member for Otaki was James Wilson, who held the seat for one term until 1896. It was then won by Henry Augustus Field and then, after Henry's death, by his brother Willi ...
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Ōtaki, New Zealand
Ōtaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, to the southwest, and Palmerston North, to the northeast. Ōtaki is located on New Zealand State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland and marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The construction of the Kapiti Expressway and the Transmission Gully Motorway are currently underway and will cut traveling times to Wellington. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of sticking a staff into the ground" for . History Since the early 19th century, the area has been home to Māori of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi who had migrated from the Kawhia area from about 1819, under the leadership of Te Rauparaha. They had supplanted the Rangitāne and Muaūpoko people. At the request of Te Rauparaha, missionaries Henry Williams and Octavius Hadfield visited the area ...
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Ōtaki River
The Ōtaki River is in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It originates in the Tararua Range and flows for , heading southwest through a valley in the Tararua Ranges. It turns northwest in the area of Ōtaki Forks, where it is joined by the Waiotauru River. After continuing through Otaki Gorge towards Kapiti Coast, it crosses State Highway 1 (SH1) south of Ōtaki and reaches the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea (Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abe ... south of the settlement of Ōtaki Beach. The Ōtaki River is one of the major rivers that formed the fertile floodplains of the Kapiti Coast. The Ōtaki Forks area, accessible via Otaki Gorge Road, is a popular recreational area and the start of several tramping tracks into the Tararua Range. The Ōtaki River also offers fishing of ...
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Ōtaki, Chiba
is a towns of Japan, town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The town is known for its association with Edo period general Honda Tadakatsu, and its prominent Japanese castle, castle. , the town had an estimated population of 8,982 in 3820 households and a population density of 69 persons per km². The total area of the town is , making it the largest of Chiba Prefecture's towns and villages. Etymology The name of the town of Ōtaki in the Japanese language is composed of three ''kanji'' characters: the first, ō (大), meaning "large", the second, ta (多), meaning "many", and the third, ki (喜), meaning "happiness". Geography Ōtaki is a landlocked town in the center of the Bōsō Peninsula, about 35 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba (city), Chiba and 60 to 70 kilometers from central Tokyo. The southwest area of Ōtaki is mountainous, with elevations gradually lowering towards the northeast of the town. Approximately 70% of Ōtaki is covered by forest. The I ...
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Ōtaki, Saitama
was a village located in Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,499 and a density of 4.53 persons per km2. The total area was 330.98 km2. On April 1, 2005, Ōtaki, along with the town of Yoshida, and the village of Arakawa (all from Chichibu District), was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links *Official website of Chichibuin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Chichibu District, Saitama Chichibu, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ...
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Ōtaki, Hokkaido
was a village located in Usu District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the village had an estimated population of 2,054 and a density of 7.50 persons per km². The total area was 274.03 km². On 1 March 2006, Ōtaki was merged into the city of Date Date or dates may refer to: *Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'') Social activity *Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner ** Group dating *Play date, a .... Climate References External links Date official website Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub ...
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Ōtaki, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 753 in 378 household, and a population density of 2.4 persons per km². The total area of the village is . At present, Ōtaki's land area is 95% forestland; 86% of which is designated national forest. Geography Ōtaki is located in the Kiso Mountains of southwest Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west. Mount Ontake (3067 meters) is on the northern border of the village. Makio Dam is located within the village. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Agematsu ** Kiso (town) ** Ōkuwa *Gifu Prefecture **Gero ** Nakatsugawa Demographics Demographically, the population structure of Ōtaki is similar to that found in rural areas across Japan; a rising elderly population coupled with a decline in overall population. Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōtaki has declined rapidly over the past 50 years. Climate The village has a climate characteriz ...
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Otaki, California
Otaki (also, O-ta-ki and O-ta-kum-ni) is a former Native American settlement in Butte County, California. It was located between the Big and Little Chico creeks east of Michopdo; its precise location is unknown. See also *Native American history of California Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (other) In arts and entert ... References * Former settlements in Butte County, California Former Native American populated places in California {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub ...
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Action Of 10 March 1917
Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * Action (1921 film), ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * Action (1980 film), ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * ''Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * Action (2019 film), ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film. Music * Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band Albums * Action (B'z album), ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * Action! (Desmond Dekker album), ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * ''Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * Action! (Oh My God album), ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * Action (Oscar Peterson album), ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * Action (Punchline album), ''Action'' ( ...
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