Matatā
Matatā is a town in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand, 24 kilometres to the north-west of Whakatāne. A section of the town was relocated between the years 2006 and 2021 due to increased natural threats arising from climate change.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Te Awa a te Atua Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pikowai.
Pikowai
Locality
Pikowai is a rural community located near the beach… Pikowai is situated 9 km northwest of Matatā.
Matatā
- Type: Village with 681 residents
- Description: town in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.88828° or 37° 53′ 18″ south
Longitude
176.75748° or 176° 45′ 27″ east
Population
681
Open location code
4VJR4Q64+MX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Matatā” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Matatā”
- Catalan: “Matata”
- Cebuano: “Matata”
- Dutch: “Matata, New Zealand”
- French: “Matata”
- Malay: “Matata, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Matatā”
- Polish: “Matata”
- Polish: “Matatā”
- Turkish: “Matatā”
- Urdu: “ماتاٹا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Awakaponga and Thornton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Matata Fire Station and Matata Tennis Club.
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