Papamoa
Papamoa Māori: Te Rae o Pāpāmoa | |
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Looking towards Mayor Island down Domain Rd from the Papamoa Hills | |
Interactive map of Papamoa Māori: Te Rae o Pāpāmoa | |
| 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 (6,400 acres) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 37,910 |
| • Density | 1,470/km2 (3,810/sq mi) |
| Arataki | (Bay of Plenty) | Mōtītī Island |
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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.
Papamoa has 16 km (9.9 mi) of white sandy beach stretching from the boundary with Mount Maunganui in the west to the Kaituna River in the east.