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Whangamatā
Also known as Whangamata
The town of Whangamatā is on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres north of Waihi, to the north of the western extremity of the Bay of Plenty.
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- A view of Whangamatā
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- New Zealand
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- Waikato
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- Thames-Coromandel District
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- South Eastern ward
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9 sectionsContents
- Place name
- Demographics
- Rural area
- Education
- Marina
- Climate
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The town of Whangamatā is on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres north of Waihi, to the north of the western extremity of the Bay of Plenty.
In holiday times the population swells considerably: New Year's celebrations fill the town to over 25,000 though this falls soon after New Year's Day.
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