Welcome Bay | |
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 Welcome Bay viewed from Maungatapu | |
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| Coordinates: 37°43′47″S 176°11′15″E / 37.72972°S 176.18750°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward | Welcome Bay General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,165 ha (2,879 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 11,700 |
| (Waimapu Estuary) | (Tauranga Harbour) | Maungatapu |
| Poike |
  Welcome Bay  |
Welcome Bay |
| Oropi | Ohauiti |
Welcome Bay is a suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from central Tauranga. Neighbouring suburbs include Hairini and Maungatapu. There are a number of schools in Welcome Bay, including three primary schools.[3]
The name Welcome Bay has been used for the area as early as 1872 by the Bay of Plenty Times.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Bay, Tauranga". www.qv.co.nz. Retrieved 10 January 2017.