# Katawa Head, a headland of Christchurch

A named headland on the city’s coast, off Le Bons Bay. Also recorded as “Katawa”.

Māori name: Katawa

Suburb: [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay)

From the air, an aerial view of Katawa Head: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-katawa-head (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 8 September 2010 · 3.4 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.727806&lon=173.119583&radius=250

## Around it

- [Steep Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/steep-head), coastal spot · 1.1 km
- [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/le-bons-bay), coastal spot · 1.5 km
- [Poutākoro Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/poutakoro-head), coastal spot · 5.5 km
- [East Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/east-head), coastal spot · 5.7 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Katawa Head?**

A named headland on Christchurch’s coast, off [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay), as the open map records it.

**What else is Katawa Head called?**

The map also records “Katawa”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Katawa Head?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the headland, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/katawa-head
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river