North Island
Bay of Plenty
Whakatāne District

Whakatane

Whakatāne is a coastal town in the eastern on 's . It is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand. The nearby village of Ōhope, only about 7 minutes by car through a gorgeous pass with stunning views of the ocean, features one of the best beaches in the entire country, which has won numerous "Best Beach" awards over the years.
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  • Type: Town with 16,700 residents
  • Description: town in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Whakatāne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whakatane Astronomical Society and Whakatāne Hospital.

Observatory
The is a voluntary, non-profit society for people interested in amateur astronomy in the Whakatāne District of .

Hospital
is a hospital in , serving the town of Whakatāne, and the Eastern . It is operated and managed by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.

School
Photo: Taco1lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatāne, . As of 2025, the school has a roll of 1202 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility, respect and achievement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coastlands and Poroporo.

Hamlet
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a beach settlement in the and of New Zealand's . It is located north of Whakatāne, directly across the .

Locality
is a rural community in the and of New Zealand's . It is located south-west of Whakatāne, inland from the settlement. is situated 4½ km southwest of Whakatane.

Whakatane

Latitude
-37.9519° or 37° 57′ 7″ south
Longitude
176.9946° or 176° 59′ 41″ east
Population
16,700
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
IATA airport code
WHK
United Nations Location Code
NZ WHK
Open location code
4VJR2XXV+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 248764278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2208330
Wiki­data ID
Q974074
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Whakatane” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Whakatane”
  • Arabic: “واكتاني”
  • Armenian: “Ֆակատանե”
  • Asturian: “Whakatāne”
  • Catalan: “Whakatane”
  • Cebuano: “Whakatane (kapital sa rehiyon sa New Zealand)”
  • Cebuano: “Whakatane”
  • Chinese: “华卡塔尼”
  • Chinese: “華卡塔尼”
  • Dutch: “Whakatane”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واكتانى”
  • Esperanto: “Whakatane (urbo)”
  • Esperanto: “Whakatane”
  • Estonian: “Whakatāne”
  • French: “Whakatane”
  • Galician: “Whakatāne”
  • Georgian: “ფაკატანე”
  • German: “Whakatane”
  • German: “Whakatāne”
  • Hebrew: “פקטאנה”
  • Hebrew: “פקטאני”
  • Hindi: “व्हकतने”
  • Hindi: “व्हाकातानी”
  • Italian: “distretto di Whakatane”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Whakatane”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Whakatāne”
  • Japanese: “ファカタネ”
  • Japanese: “ワカタネ”
  • Korean: “파카타네”
  • Korean: “화카타네”
  • Latvian: “Fakatāne”
  • Lithuanian: “Fakatanė”
  • Malay: “Whakatane”
  • Maori: “Whakatāne”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “فاكاطاني”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “واكاطاني”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “واكتاني”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whakatane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whakatane”
  • Norwegian: “Whakatane”
  • Persian: “فاکتانی”
  • Polish: “Whakatane”
  • Russian: “Факатане”
  • Sanskrit: “व्हकतने”
  • Silesian: “Whakatane”
  • Slovenian: “Whakatāne”
  • Spanish: “Whakatane”
  • Swedish: “Whakatane”
  • Turkish: “Whakatane”
  • Turkish: “Whakatāne”
  • Ukrainian: “Факатане”
  • Urdu: “فاکاتانی”
  • Welsh: “Whakatane”
  • Welsh: “Whakatāne”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع وہاکاٹانے”

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