Papamoa

Pāpāmoa or Pāpāmoa Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga. It is bordered to the west by Arataki and Mount Maunganui, the east by the Kaituna River and to the south by State Highway 2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pāpāmoa Beach and Pāpāmoa College.

Pāpāmoa Beach

Beach

Photo: Abaconda Management Group, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pāpāmoa College

School

Pāpāmoa College is a state coeducational Year 7–13 secondary school located in the eastern suburbs of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school opened in February 2011 as the city's fifth state secondary school, serving the growing Papamoa area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kairua and Te Maunga.

Kairua

Hamlet

Photo: William Ellis (British missionary), Public domain.

Kairua is a rural area of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs along its northern side, and crosses it at the northeast. Kairua is situated 3 km southwest of Papamoa.

Te Maunga

Suburb

Photo: Uarangi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Te Maunga is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand's North Island. A large timber fire broke out in Te Maunga in November 2019. The area experienced surface flooding in June 2020. Te Maunga is situated 5 km west of Papamoa.

Papamoa

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “North” and “Pāpāmoa Beach”
Category: locality
Location: Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.69727° or 37° 41′ 50″ south

Longitude

176.28483° or 176° 17′ 5″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

4VJR873M+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1597344885

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

6245117

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Papamoa” goes by many names.

French: “Papamoa”
German: “Papamoa Beach”

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