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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.

Key facts

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Whangamatā
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A view of Whangamatā
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Country
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New Zealand
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Region
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Waikato
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District
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Thames-Coromandel District
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Ward
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South Eastern ward
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Community Board
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Whangamatā Community
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Council
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Thames-Coromandel District Council
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Regional council
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Waikato Regional Council
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Mayor of Thames-Coromandel

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Place name
  • Demographics
  • Rural area
  • Education
  • Marina
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whangamatā” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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