Maketu

Maketu is a small town on the Western Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand. It is located roughly 9 km from Paengaroa, 14 km from Te Puke, 38 km from Tauranga, 56 km from Rotorua and 62 km from Whakatāne.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Thomas‘ Anglican Church and Newdicks Beach.

St Thomas‘ Anglican Church

Church

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Newdicks Beach

Beach

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Newdicks Beach is located on the southeastern side of Okurei Point in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangiuru and Pongakawa.

Rangiuru

Hamlet

Rangiuru is a rural community in the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand's North Island. Rangiuru is situated 8 km west of Maketu.

Pongakawa

Hamlet

Pongakawa is a rural community in the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs through it. The name of the settlement comes from Māori terms meaning "Bitter ferns". Pongakawa is situated 8 km south of Maketu.

Paengaroa

Village

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Paengaroa is a village in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It is 9 km from Maketu, 11 km from Te Puke, 35 km from Tauranga and 46 kilometres from Rotorua. Paengaroa is situated 8 km southwest of Maketu.

Maketu

Type: Town with 1,460 residents
Description: locality in New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.75826° or 37° 45′ 30″ south

Longitude

176.45403° or 176° 27′ 15″ east

Population

1,460

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

4VJR6FR3+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1513955724

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

2187908

Wikidata ID

Q1886343

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Satellite Map

Discover Maketu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Maketu” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Maketu”
Cebuano: “Maketu”
Chinese: “馬克圖”
Chinese: “馬凱圖”
Chinese: “马克图”
Dutch: “Maketu”
French: “Maketu”
German: “Maketu”
Italian: “Maketu”
Japanese: “マケツ”
Maori: “Maketu”
Polish: “Maketu”
Swedish: “Maketu”
Turkish: “Maketu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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