Taipa-Mangonui
Place in Northland Region, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui is a string of small resort settlements – Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangōnui – that lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger settlement.
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Coordinates: 34°59′44″S 173°27′53″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Northland Region |
District | Far North District |
Ward | Te Hiku |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
• Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,640 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 0420 |
The miniature conurbation lies 150 kilometres by road northwest of Whangārei (and 100 kilometres as the crow flies), 20 kilometres northeast of Kaitaia, and nearly 100 kilometres southeast of the northernmost tip of the North Island. It is the northernmost centre in New Zealand with a population of more than 1000.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great shark" for Mangōnui.[3]