Ōpōtiki District

Ōpōtiki District
Ōpōtiki district within the North Island
Coordinates: 38°01′01″S 177°32′35″E / 38.017°S 177.543°E / -38.017; 177.543
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Wards
  • Coast
  • Ōpōtiki
  • Waioeka/Waiotahe
SeatŌpōtiki
Government
  MayorDavid Moore
  Deputy MayorShona Browne
  Territorial authorityŌpōtiki District Council
Area
  Total
3,101 km2 (1,197 sq mi)
  Land3,089.70 km2 (1,192.94 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
10,300
  Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Area code07
Websitewww.odc.govt.nz

Ōpōtiki District is a territorial authority district in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from Kutarere and the eastern shore of Ōhiwa Harbour in the west to Cape Runaway in the north-east, and south from Ōpōtiki town up the Waioeka River into the Raukumara Range. Ōpōtiki District Council is headquartered in Ōpōtiki, the largest town.

The district has an area of 3101 square kilometres, of which 3090 square kilometres are land. The population was 10,300 as of June 2024.