Taupō District

Taupō District is a territorial authority district in . It covers 6,333 km2 of land, and a further 610 km2 of lake area, including , New Zealand's largest lake, and .
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  • Type: district of New Zealand with 42,700 residents
  • Description: district in New Zealand’s central North Island
  • Also known as: “Taupo District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huka Falls and Taupo-nui-a-Tia College.

Waterfall
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a set of waterfalls on the , which drains in . A few hundred metres upstream from , the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across to a canyon only 15 metres across. is situated 4 km north of Taupō District.

School
is a co-educational high school in , New Zealand. The school currently has about 1131 students. is a Cornerstone Values school.

School
is a medium-sized intermediate school located in , New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taupō and Waipahihi.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
, also written Taupo, is a town on the northern shore of Lake Taupo, 's largest lake, in the . It is a popular tourist destination due to its lake, boating, trout fishing, geothermal attractions, waterfalls, outdoor activities and proximity to the North Island's highest mountains.

Suburb
is a suburb in , based on the eastern shores of on New Zealand's . The local Waipahīhī Marae is a of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinerau and Ngāti Hineure. It includes the Kurapoto meeting house.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's .

Taupō District

Latitude
-38.6833° or 38° 41′ south
Longitude
176.0833° or 176° 5′ east
Population
42,700
Elevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)
Open location code
4VHR838M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2181743
Wiki­data ID
Q2644349
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Satellite Map

Discover Taupō District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Taupō District” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Districte de Taupo”
  • Cebuano: “Taupo District”
  • Chinese: “陶波區”
  • Czech: “Taupo District”
  • Dutch: “Taupo District”
  • French: “Taupo”
  • German: “Taupō District”
  • Italian: “distretto di Taupo”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Taupo”
  • Japanese: “タウポ地区”
  • Malay: “Daerah Taupo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taupo District”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taupo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Taupo District”
  • Norwegian: “Taupo”
  • Swedish: “Taupo District”
  • Ukrainian: “Таупо”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع تاؤپو”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rainbow Point and Wharewaka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hilton Lake Taupo and Waipāhīhī Bay.

Waikato: Must-Visit Destinations

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