Akaroa is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Break O'Day in the
North-east
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LGA region of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about north-east of the town of
St Helens. The
2021 census recorded a population of 130 for Akaroa.
History
Akaroa was gazetted as a locality in 1975. The name comes from a property that was so named in 1946 by a settler who had lived for some time in
Akaroa
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Ngāi Tahu, Kāi Tahu Māori language, Māori for "Long Harbour", which woul ...
in New Zealand. It is believed to be a
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
word for “long harbour” or “peaceful waters”.
Geography
The waters of the
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea 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 Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 wa ...
and Georges Bay form all boundaries of the locality except the southern.
Road infrastructure
Route C851 (St Helens Point Road) enters from the south and runs through to the north, where it ends.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Break O'Day Council
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