Tapu
Tapu is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Coromandel is 35 km to the north, and Thames is 19 km to the south.
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.- Type: Village with 249 residents
- Description: locality in Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Tapu, New Zealand”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Mata and Waiomu.
Te Mata
Hamlet
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.Waiomu
Village
Waiomu is a settlement on the west coast of the… Waiomu is situated 5 km south of Tapu.
Te Puru
Village
Te Puru is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. Te Puru is situated 7 km south of Tapu.
Tapu
- Category: locality
- Location: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.98471° or 36° 59′ 5″ south
Longitude
175.50161° or 175° 30′ 6″ east
Population
249
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
4VMQ2G82+4J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Tapu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tapu, New Zealand”
- French: “Tapu”
- Malay: “Tapu, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Tapu”
- Polish: “Tapu”
- Turkish: “Tapu”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ruamahunga and Waikawau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tapu School and Tapu Fire Station.
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