Poroporo
Poroporo is a rural community in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-west of Whakatāne, inland from the settlement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Poroporo, Bay of Plenty” and “Poroporo, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whakatāne Hospital and Trident High School.
Whakatāne Hospital
Hospital
Whakatāne Hospital is a hospital in New Zealand, serving the town of Whakatāne, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty. It is operated and managed by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.
Trident High School
School
Trident High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Whakatāne, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1973 as the town's second secondary school, alongside Whakatane High School.
Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School
School
Whakatāne is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres northeast of Rotorua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paroa and Whakatane.
Paroa
Locality
Paroa is a rural locality situated near Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The small, predominantly Māori community is located along State Highway 30, and contains a school and a sports rugby club. Paroa is situated 4 km northwest of Poroporo.
Whakatane
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whakatāne is a coastal town in the eastern Bay of Plenty on New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand. The nearby village of Ōhope, only about 7 minutes by car through a gorgeous pass with stunning views of the ocean, features one of the best beaches in the entire country, which has won numerous "Best Beach" awards over the years.
Coastlands
Hamlet
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coastlands is a beach settlement in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Whakatāne, directly across the Whakatāne River. Coastlands is situated 4½ km north of Poroporo.
Poroporo
Latitude
-37.97747° or 37° 58′ 39″ southLongitude
176.9579° or 176° 57′ 28″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
4VJR2XF5+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 2201377577OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Poroporo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Poroporo” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Poroporo”
- Turkish: “Poroporo”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Poroporo”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pahou and White Pine Bush.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Whakatāne Campus and Kingdom Hall of Jehovas Witnesses.
Bay of Plenty: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Tauranga, Rotorua, White Island, and Whakatane.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Poroporo”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.