Maungatapu, Tauranga

Maungatapu
Shared pathway bridge adjacent to the Maungatapu roundabout
Shared pathway bridge adjacent to the Maungatapu roundabout
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Coordinates: 37°43′19″S 176°10′27″E / 37.721844°S 176.174029°E / -37.721844; 176.174029
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardWelcome Bay General Ward
Area
 • Land168 ha (415 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total3,070
(Tauranga Harbour) Matapihi
Maungatapu
(Rangataua Bay)
Hairini Welcome Bay

Maungatapu is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is north-east of Hairini and south-east of Matapihi.

The Maungatapu Peninsula and Matapihi Peninsula are connected by the Maungatapu Bridge. State Highway 29A runs through both suburbs.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.