Kuratau
Kuratau | |
|---|---|
Rural settlement | |
Kuratau Beach | |
Interactive map of Kuratau | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′36″S 175°46′11″E / 38.893347°S 175.769783°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Turangi-Tongariro General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | John Funnell |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 110 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori and south of Whareroa Village, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.
The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
Lake Taupō is eroding Kuratau's foreshore at an increasing rate.