Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a suburb of Tauranga in New Zealand's North Island. Originally a small independent town, it has now been absorbed by Tauranga and comprises a number of subdivisions including Bethlehem Heights, Sterling Gate, La Cumbre, Saint Andrews, and Mayfield.- Type: Town with 8,630 residents
- Description: suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Bethlehem, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bethlehem Campus and The Historic Village.
Bethlehem Campus
School
Bethlehem is a suburb of Tauranga in New Zealand's North Island. Originally a small independent town, it has now been absorbed by Tauranga and comprises a number of subdivisions including Bethlehem Heights, Sterling Gate, La Cumbre, Saint Andrews, and Mayfield.
The Historic Village
Museum
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
The Historic Village is a museum, which is situated 3½ km east of Bethlehem.
Otumoetai School
School
Ōtūmoetai School is a school in the city of Tauranga, in northern New Zealand. The school was opened in 1895, and was the first to open in the area. The current principal is Zara McIndoe and the school had 513 students in 2007.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellevue and Brookfield.
Bellevue
Suburb
Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships.
Brookfield
Suburb
Brookfield is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Judea
Suburb
Judea is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2, east of Bethlehem. The suburb was established as a European fortified settlement in 1864, as part of an offensive against local Māori during the New Zealand Wars. Judea is situated 3 km east of Bethlehem.
Bethlehem
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.69586° or 37° 41′ 45″ southLongitude
176.11318° or 176° 6′ 48″ eastPopulation
8,630Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
4VJR8437+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3586982919OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2193370Wikidata ID
Q831318
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Bethlehem” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Bethlehem, Nieu-Seeland”
- Afrikaans: “Bethlehem”
- Catalan: “Bethlehem, Nova Zelanda”
- Catalan: “Bethlehem”
- French: “Bethlehem (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Bethlehem”
- German: “Bethlehem”
- German: “Peterehema”
- Italian: “Bethlehem”
- Turkish: “Bethlehem”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bethlehem Community Church and Beaumaris Park.
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