Whangapoua
Whangapoua is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses located on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. It is situated 25 minutes drive east over the Coromandel Range from Coromandel along the northeastern coastline encompassing popular white sand beaches New Chums Beach, Matarangi, Kuaotunu Beach and Otama Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights: New Chums Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Rerenga and Matarangi.
Te Rerenga
Hamlet
Te Rerenga is a locality on the Whangapoua Harbour, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Te Rerenga is situated 4½ km south of Whangapoua.
Matarangi
Village
Matarangi is a beach settlement on the… Matarangi is situated 5 km east of Whangapoua.
Kennedy Bay
Hamlet
Kennedy Bay is a locality in the north eastern Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. Kennedy Bay is situated 6 km northwest of Whangapoua.
Whangapoua
- Type: Village with 75 residents
- Description: locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.71436° or 36° 42′ 52″ south
Longitude
175.61114° or 175° 36′ 40″ east
Population
75
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4VMQ7JP6+7F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Whangapoua” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whangapoua”
- French: “Whangapoua”
- German: “Whangapoua”
- Maori: “Whangapoua”
- Polish: “Whangapoua”
- Turkish: “Whangapoua”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Beaches Matarangi and Otapaurau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Whangapoua Fire Station and Whangapoua Voluntary Rural Fire Force.
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Worth a closer look: Hamilton and Matamata.
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