Pukawa
Pukawa or Pukawa Bay is a bay and a small township on the southern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island. It is off State Highway 41 between Turangi and Taumarunui, in the Taupō District and Waikato region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 114 residents
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Pukawa Bay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omori and Kuratau.
Omori
Village
Omori is a small village north of Pukawa and south of Kuratau, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. It is primarily a bach community. A new jetty and boat ramp was built in 2012.
Kuratau
Village
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori and south of Whareroa Village, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962. Kuratau is situated 3 km northeast of Pukawa.
Waihi Village
Hamlet
Waihi Village, also known as Little Waihi, is a small Māori community of around 25 households on the southwestern shores of Lake Taupō seven kilometres northwest of Tūrangi, New Zealand. Waihi Village is situated 4 km south of Pukawa.
Pukawa
- Category: locality
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.91376° or 38° 54′ 50″ southLongitude
175.75157° or 175° 45′ 6″ eastPopulation
114Elevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)Open location code
4VHQ3QP2+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1448689689OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6248372Wikidata ID
Q25660927
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