Matapihi

Matapihi
Matapihi railway bridge to Tauranga Central
Matapihi railway bridge to Tauranga Central
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Coordinates: 37°41′48″S 176°11′28″E / 37.696607°S 176.191083°E / -37.696607; 176.191083
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardMauao/Mount Maunganui General Ward
Area
 • Land394 ha (974 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total850
(Waipu Bay) Arataki
(Tauranga Harbour)
Matapihi
Maungatapu (Rangataua Bay)

Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, surrounded on most sides by the Tauranga Harbour.

It is connectected to Mount Maunganui in the northeast by a landbridge, and Maungatapu in the southwest by Maungatapu Bridge. State Highway 29A runs through the suburb along this diagonal.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.