Murupara
Murupara | |
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View eastward from Murupara over the Whirinaki River and Galatea Plains toward the Ikawhenua Range | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′S 176°42′E / 38.467°S 176.700°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Whakatāne District |
| Ward | Te Urewera General Ward |
| Community | Murupara Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Whakatāne District Council |
| • Regional council | Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 1,930 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3025 |
Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori also make up over 90% of the population.
It is on SH38 and is the terminus of the Murupara Railway Branch. The town's principal industries are all related to forestry.
Murupara is in the rohe (tribal area) of the Ngāti Manawa iwi.
The Māori language name Murupara means "to wipe off mud".