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Taupō District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupō District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. [1] The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the south, and east into the Kaingaroa Forest , covering 6,970 km 2 (including Lake Taupō ).
Taupo District covers 6,333.00 km 2 (2,445.18 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 42,600 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 6.7 people per km 2. There are 27,000 people in the Taupō urban area, 3,840 people in the Tūrangi urban area, and 11,760 people in other settlements and in rural areas.
Taupō (Māori pronunciation: [ˈ t a ʉ p ɔː]), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō , which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand.
Tūrangi is located in the administrative areas of the Taupō District Council and three of the council's eleven representatives are elected directly from a Tūrangi Tongariro ward. [24] Tūrangi is administered [24] by the Turangi/Tongariro Community Board under delegated powers from the Taupō District Council. This ensures that all locally ...
Bay of Plenty Regional Council oversees regional land use, environmental management and civil defence. [9]The region wholly includes the territorial authority areas of Western Bay of Plenty District, Tauranga City, Whakatāne District, Kawerau District, and Ōpōtiki District, and parts of Rotorua Lakes District and the town of Rangitaiki in Taupō District.
The area known as Ātiamuri is entirely within the Waikato Regional Council area but is in three district council areas: Rotorua Lakes, [6] South Waikato [7] and Taupo. [8] Ātiamuri village is in the Taupō District.
Nukuhau includes the statistical area of Brentwood (Taupo District) and part of the area of Nukuhau-Rangatira Park (which was divided into two areas in 2023). These areas cover 6.40 km 2 (2.47 sq mi) [ 1 ] and had an estimated population of 5,120 as of June 2024, [ 2 ] with a population density of 800 people per km 2 .
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College is a state secondary school, [22] [23] with a roll of 1131. [24] The college opened in 1960, replacing the Taupo District High School which operated from 1951 to 1959. [25] Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa is a composite (Year 1–13) Māori immersion school, [26] with a roll of 164. [27]