Tūrangi
Tūrangi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Ohuanga Road | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′20″S 175°48′30″E / 38.98889°S 175.80833°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| Territorial authority | Taupō District |
| Ward | Tūrangi-Tongariro General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | David Trewavas |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 3,930 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 3334 |
| Area code | 07 |
Tūrangi is a small town on the west bank of the Tongariro River, 50 kilometres south-west of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro hydro-electric power development project and their families. The town was designed to remain as a small servicing centre for the exotic forest plantations south of Lake Taupō and for tourists. It is well known for its trout fishing and calls itself "the trout fishing capital of the world". The major Māori hapū (tribe) of the Tūrangi area is Ngāti Tūrangitukua.