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Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand


Alternative Names:TUO, Taupo, Taupo Town District, Taupo-nui-a-Tia, Taupō-nui-a-Tia, tao bo, taupo, Π’Π°ΡƒΠΏΠΎ, αƒ’αƒαƒ£αƒžαƒ, タウポ, ι™Άζ³’, νƒ€μš°ν¬
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Region:Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand
Latitude:38° 40' 59" S
Longitude:176° 4' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):-38.68333,176.08333
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:22,469 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:2181742
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2181742:3
GUID:3bcf76b7-7f84-4a86-ab3e-3e0bed96e143
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
3 Mile Bay, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 43' 21" S176° 4' 21" E4.5km (2.8 miles)
Wairakei geothermal area (Craters of the Moon), Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 38' 36" S176° 4' 8" E4.6km (2.9 miles)
"K" Trig Quarry, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 40' 35" S176° 1' 41" E4.8km (3.0 miles)
4 Mile Bay, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 43' 48" S176° 4' 5" E5.4km (3.3 miles)
Wharewaka, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 43' 53" S176° 3' 45" E5.7km (3.5 miles)
Tauhara geothermal field, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 40' 5" S176° 9' 3" E6.1km (3.8 miles)
Tapuaeharuru Bay, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 43' 41" S176° 1' 31" E7.1km (4.4 miles)
Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 37' 8" S176° 6' 14" E7.4km (4.6 miles)
Rangatira Point (Ponui Point), Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 44' 17" S176° 1' 0" E8.4km (5.2 miles)
Whakaipo Bay, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 41' 4" S175° 57' 42" E10.5km (6.5 miles)
Waikato River, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 36' 49" S176° 10' 17" E10.9km (6.8 miles)
Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 37' 28" S176° 11' 30" E11.4km (7.1 miles)
Scarp Section, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 35' 57" S175° 57' 33" E14.3km (8.9 miles)
Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 36' 0" S175° 56' 59" E14.8km (9.2 miles)
Kinloch, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 39' 35" S175° 54' 51" E14.9km (9.3 miles)
Roadcut Section, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 35' 8" S175° 57' 12" E15.6km (9.7 miles)
Airstrip Section, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 35' 12" S175° 57' 7" E15.6km (9.7 miles)
Poihipi Rd basalt Quarry, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 34' 55" S175° 56' 44" E16.4km (10.2 miles)
Ngatamariki thermal area (Pavlova Spring), Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 31' 54" S176° 10' 24" E18.6km (11.6 miles)
Ruatapu Cave (Alum Cave), Orakeikorako Thermal Area (Orakei Korako; The Hidden Valley), Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 28' 32" S176° 9' 3" E23.8km (14.8 miles)
Orakeikorako Thermal Area (Orakei Korako; The Hidden Valley), Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 28' 24" S176° 8' 47" E24.0km (14.9 miles)
Broadlands (Ohaaki), Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 30' 43" S176° 19' 55" E27.5km (17.1 miles)
Ohakuri East prospect, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 24' 38" S176° 4' 59" E30.3km (18.8 miles)
Ohakuri prospect, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 24' 29" S176° 5' 15" E30.6km (19.0 miles)
Atiamuri, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 23' 43" S176° 1' 49" E32.3km (20.1 miles)
Ongaroto Road, Atiamuri, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 23' 45" S176° 0' 24" E32.6km (20.3 miles)
Te Kopia geothermal area, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand38° 23' 59" S176° 13' 0" E33.6km (20.9 miles)
Western Shore, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand38° 53' 26" S175° 46' 19" E35.5km (22.0 miles)
Waiotapu (Wai-O-Tapu), Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand38° 21' 33" S176° 22' 10" E43.8km (27.2 miles)
Rainbow Mountain Thermal Area, Waiotapu (Wai-O-Tapu), Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand38° 19' 9" S176° 22' 42" E48.0km (29.8 miles)
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Mt Tauhara (dacite dome) reflected in Lake Rotokawa

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Cliff with solfataras

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Close up of solfatara

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Mt Tauhara (dacite dome) reflected in Lake Rotokawa

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Cliff with solfataras

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Close up of solfatara

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Mt Tauhara (dacite dome) reflected in Lake Rotokawa

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Cliff with solfataras

Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
New ZealandCountry
North Island, New ZealandIsland
Waikato Region, New ZealandRegion
Taupo District, Waikato Region, New ZealandDistrict
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo, n.a. ( 203)160.14.66.371.0.0
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