Murupara

Also known as Murapara

thumb|right|Apa Hapai Taketake meeting house at Murupara, ca. 1940

Key facts

Settlement.name: Murupara
Settlement.settlement_type: Minor urban area
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Murupara-Galatea.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View eastward from Murupara over the Whirinaki River and Galatea Plains toward the Ikawhenua Range
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 8
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: New Zealand
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bay of Plenty
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Territorial authority
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Whakatāne District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Te Urewera General Ward
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Murupara Community
Settlement.leader_title: Territorial authority
Settlement.leader_name: Whakatāne District Council

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Population: 1970
Image: Murupara-Galatea.jpg

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thumb|right|Apa Hapai Taketake meeting house at Murupara, ca. 1940

Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori make up over 90% of the population.