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Taupo District covers 6,333.00 km 2 (2,445.18 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 42,600 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 6.7 people per km 2. There are 27,000 people in the Taupō urban area, 3,840 people in the Tūrangi urban area, and 11,760 people in other settlements and in rural areas.
Taupō District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupō District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. [1] The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the south, and east into the Kaingaroa Forest, covering 6,970 km 2 (including Lake Taupō).
Taupō is the largest urban area of the Taupō District, and the second-largest urban area in the Waikato region, behind Hamilton. It has a population of approximately 27,000 (June 2024). [ 1 ] Taupō is known for its natural beauty, with the surrounding area offering a range of outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, skiing ...
The district center of Taupō is located on the shores of New Zealand's largest lake, the volcanic Lake Taupō. Settled by the Ngāti Tūwharetoa , the region was first seen by Europeans in the 1830s, but was largely unsettled due to its isolated location and a lack of suitable farmland.
Taupō (New Zealand electorate) Taupō District Council; Taupō Fault Belt; Lake Taupō; Tauranga Taupō; Tauranga Taupō River; Te Mihi Power Station; Te Rāhui Solar Farm; Te Rangiita, New Zealand; Thorpe - Poplar Fault; Tokaanu; Tongariro (New Zealand electorate) Tongariro River; Tūrangi
Wharewaka is a suburb of Taupō, New Zealand. It stretches from Rainbow Point to Five Mile Bay on the west side of State Highway 1. Wharewaka lies on a small point of land next to Lake Taupō and 1.6 km northwest of the Taupō Airport. Wharewaka has a large proportion of holiday homes.
The mayor of Taupō is the head of the municipal government, and presides over the district council. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The office was established on 1 December 1989, after the formation of the district council in the 1989 local government reforms. David Trewavas is the current mayor of ...
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College is a state secondary school, [22] [23] with a roll of 1,119. [24] The college opened in 1960, replacing the Taupo District High School which operated from 1951 to 1959. [25] Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa is a composite (Year 1–13) Māori immersion school, [26] with a roll of 169. [27]