Tauranga
Coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tauranga (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaʉɾaŋa])[3][4] is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of 161,800 (June 2023)[2], or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by Europeans in the early 19th century, and was constituted as a city in 1963.[5]
Tauranga | |
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Coordinates: 37°41′S 176°10′E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
Region | Bay of Plenty |
Wards | Mount Maunganui-Papamoa Otumoetai-Pyes Pa Te Papa-Welcome Bay |
Settled | 1250–1300 |
Gazetted as a borough | 1882 |
City constituted | 17 April 1963 |
Electorate(s) | Tauranga Bay of Plenty |
Government | |
• MP (Tauranga) | Sam Uffindell (New Zealand National Party) |
• MP (Bay of Plenty) | Tom Rutherford (New Zealand National Party) |
• Mayor | n/a |
• Deputy Mayor | Tina Salisbury |
• Territorial authority | Tauranga City Council |
Area | |
• Land | 141.91 km2 (54.79 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Territorial | 161,800 |
• Urban | 161,800 |
Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
Postcode(s) | 3110, 3112, 3116, 3118 |
Area code | 07 |
Local iwi | Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga |
Website | Tauranga.govt.nz |
The city lies in the north-western corner of the Bay of Plenty, on the south-eastern edge of Tauranga Harbour. The city extends over an area of 141.91 square kilometres (54.79 sq mi), and encompasses the communities of Bethlehem, on the south-western outskirts of the city; Greerton, on the southern outskirts of the city; Matua, west of the central city overlooking Tauranga Harbour; Maungatapu; Mount Maunganui, located north of the central city across the harbour facing the Bay of Plenty; Otūmoetai; Papamoa, Tauranga's largest suburb, located in the Bay of Plenty; Tauranga City; Tauranga South; and Welcome Bay.
Tauranga is one of New Zealand's main centres for business, international trade, culture, fashion and horticultural science. The Port of Tauranga is New Zealand's largest port in terms of gross export tonnage and efficiency.[6] Tauranga is one of New Zealand's fastest-growing cities, with an 11% increase in population between the 2006 census and the 2013 census,[7] and 19% between the 2013 and 2018 census. Due to its rapid population growth, Tauranga has become New Zealand's fifth-largest city, overtaking Dunedin and the Napier-Hastings urban areas.