Papamoa
Papamoa Māori: Te Rae o Pāpāmoa | |
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Looking towards Mayor Island down Domain Rd from the Papamoa Hills | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′S 176°18′E / 37.733°S 176.300°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 2,580 ha (6,380 acres) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 37,800 |
| Arataki | (Bay of Plenty) | |
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Papamoa
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| Kaitemako | Otawa, Te Puke | Maketu |
Papamoa or Papamoa Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga. It is bordered to the west by Arataki and Mount Maunganui (east of Sunrise Avenue and Hibiscus Avenue), the east by the Kaituna River (separating it from the Western Bay of Plenty District) and to the south by State Highway 2.