Papamoa
Papamoa or Papamoa 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 Nearby
Highlights include Pāpāmoa College.
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. Pāpāmoa College is situated 2½ km northeast of Papamoa.
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 3½ km northwest 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 7 km northwest of Papamoa.
Papamoa
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Pāpāmoa”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.7295° or 37° 43′ 46″ southLongitude
176.28578° or 176° 17′ 9″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
4VJR77CP+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 11660427776OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6245118
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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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