Whitianga

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Whitianga
Albert Street in Whitianga
Coordinates: 36°50′S 175°42′E / 36.833°S 175.700°E / -36.833; 175.700
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
District	Thames-Coromandel District
Ward	Mercury Bay ward
Community Board	Mercury Bay Community
Electorates	Coromandel Hauraki-Waikato
Government
• Council	Thames-Coromandel District Council
Area [1]
• Total	17.20 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	6,540
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3510

Whitianga is a town on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located on Mercury Bay, on the northeastern coast of the peninsula. The town has a permanent population of 6,540 as of June 2024,^[2] making it the second-largest town on the Coromandel Peninsula behind Thames.