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Waitomo District encompasses 354,649 hectares of predominantly rural land on the west coast of the Central North Island. The western boundary is the Tasman Sea. It is adjacent to the Otorohanga District to the north, Taupo District to the east and Ruapehu and New Plymouth Districts to the south.
Te Kuiti is the administrative and main trading centre in the Waitomo District, with approximately 45% of the District population residing in this town. There are several other smaller settlements located throughout the District, including the popular beach settlements of Mokau, Awakino, Marokopa, Te Waitere and Taharoa. The main rural communities are Benneydale, Piopio and Waitomo Village.
While the District is predominantly contained within the Waikato Region, the south-eastern corner of the District is within the Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons) Regional Council’s jurisdiction.
The District enjoys a favourable climate with an annual average of 1,749 hours of sunshine. The average temperature ranges between 18.5OC in the summer to 9.5OC in the winter. Frosts are experienced 47 days per year on average, with 1,473mm of rainfall annually.
Map of Waitomo District (JPG, 461 Kb)
Location Latitude : 38ºC 21' South Longitude : 175ºC 11' East of Greenwich Altitude : 55m above sea level Area : 336,357...
Te Kuiti town and the Waitomo District are situated within the northen King Country, a large tract of the western central...