Maungaturoto
Maungaturoto
Maungatūroto | |
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View from the hills of Maungaturoto | |
| Coordinates: 36°06′35″S 174°21′15″E / 36.10972°S 174.35417°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Kaipara District |
| Ward | Otamatea Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Kaipara District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Kaipara | Craig Jepson |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 940 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Maungaturoto is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
The township is located close to the Otamatea River, an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour 25 kilometres north of Wellsford and 45 kilometres south of Whangārei.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain standing up in lagoons" for Maungatūroto.