Otangarei
Local Authority	Whangarei
Characteristics:
Population	2,256 (data: 2006)
Surrounded by:
North-east	Tikipunga
South-east	Kensington
South	Mairtown
South-west	(Mount Parahaki)
West	Whau Valley
North-west	Kamo

Otangarei is a suburb of Whangarei, in Northland Region, New Zealand.^[1]

Locals also refer to this area as O.T (owe-tee).

The population was 2,256 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 225 from 2001.^[2]

Contents 1 Education 2 Sport 2.1 Rugby 2.2 Rugby League 3 Notes

[edit] Education

Te Kura o Otangarei is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 139.^[3] The school has both full immersion Maori language classes and bilingual classes.^[4]

[edit] Sport

[edit] Rugby

City RFC are based in Otangarei, Whangarei and play in the Northland Rugby Union South Zone competitions. The club colours are blue & white hoops.

[edit] Rugby League

City Knights (formerly Kensington Knights) are based in Otangarei, Whangarei and play in the Whangarei City & Districts rugby league competitions.

[edit] Notes

Coordinates: 35°41′34″S 174°19′9″E / 35.69278°S 174.31917°E / -35.69278; 174.31917

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