Whangapoua

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Whangapoua
Aerial overview of Whangapoua
Coordinates: 36°42′49″S 175°36′54″E / 36.71361°S 175.61500°E / -36.71361; 175.61500
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
District	Thames-Coromandel District
Ward	Mercury Bay ward
Community Board	Mercury Bay Community
Government
• Council	Thames-Coromandel District Council
Area [1]
• Total	0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	110
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)

Whangapoua is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses located on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. It is situated 25 minutes drive east over the Coromandel Range from Coromandel along the northeastern coastline encompassing popular white sand beaches New Chums Beach, Matarangi, Kuaotunu Beach and Otama Beach.

Amenities in Whangapoua include a small wharf and boat ramp, and a general store that also supplies petrol and diesel. The nearby estuary provides further water access for boats. Whangapoua Beach is a safe 1.5km long sandy swimming beach flanked in the north by the rocky foreshore towards Motuto Point and by Te Rehutae Point in the southeast.

The northern end of Whangapoua Beach is the starting point of a partly unformed track to New Chums Beach - that beach is only accessible via this track at low tide or by boat. The nearest school is in Te Rerenga.