natural wonder
Coromandel Peninsula
Rugged peninsula with golden beaches, native bush, Hot Water Beach where you dig your own thermal pool, and Cathedral Cove.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Waikato Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Colville is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Coromandel, 22km from Coromandel Peninsula.
Colville is a town located in Waikato Region, New Zealand. With a population of 1,485, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Colville sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Colville to your route.
Colville (Māori: Te Umanga-wha-o-nga-waka), a small town in the north of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand, lies 26 kilometres north of Coromandel in Colville Bay on the Hauraki Gulf, and is the northernmost town of any note on the peninsula. North of Colville, 28 kilometres of rough roadRead more
lead to the small settlement of Port Jackson, close to the peninsula's northwesternmost point, Cape Colville and 20 km to Port Charles on the northeastern side.
The town is the service and social centre for the area, with a co-operatively-owned general store, cafe, Postal Delivery Centre, volunteer fire brigade, school, community hall and several houses. Just beyond the town is the beginning of the Te Moehau Range, which forms the bulk of the northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula, and contains valuable ecological areas, including a population of the threatened North Island brown kiwi.
Colville the town took its name from the cape, which Captain James Cook named on 18 November 1769 after Rear Admiral Lord Colville, under whom Cook had previously served (1759–1761) on HMS Northumberland in the Royal Navy. Colville was also known as Cabbage Bay, thought to be in reference to the cabbage trees in the bay.
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Colville is located in Waikato Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -36.6333 latitude, 175.4667 longitude.
Colville has a population of approximately 1,485 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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