Reporoa
Reporoa | |
|---|---|
Road sign and sculpture | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′10″S 176°20′27″E / 38.436003°S 176.340785°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| Territorial authority | Rotorua Lakes District |
| Ward | Rotorua Rural General Ward |
| Community | Rotorua Rural Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Census) | |
• Total | 279 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Several hydrothermal explosions have occurred in the area, with a large one being recorded in 1948, and another large one occurring in a cow paddock in April 2005.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long swamp" for Reporoa.