Tokoroa
Sign in to saveTokoroa is the fourth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua and 20 km south of Putāruru, close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges, it is midway between Taupō and Hamilton on State Highway 1.
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.name
- Tokoroa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Tokoroa From Scenic Lookout.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tokoroa from Colson Hill (2007)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 15.65
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Waikato Region
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Waikato District
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- Ward
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- Tokoroa Ward
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- Territorial Authority
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- South Waikato District Council
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- Regional council
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- Waikato Regional Council
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- Mayor of South Waikato
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14300
- Area
- 15.65
- Elevation
- 330
- Image
- Tokoroa (May 2012).jpg
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- Tokoroa
- postal code
- 3420
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Article
38 sectionsContents
- History and culture
- Early history
- Foundations, growth and decline
- Marae
- Geography
- Location
- Geology
- Township
- Climate
- Demographics
- Rural surrounds
- Economy
- Education
- Town facilities and attractions
- Talking Poles
- Lake Moana-Nui
- Tokoroa Airfield
- Town library
- Tokoroa Hospital
- Culture and sports
- Polynesian Festival
- Sports
- Tokoroa Memorial Sports Ground
- Y.M.C.A Sports Centre
- Governance
- Local government
- Central government
- Transportation
- Cycling
- State Highways and public roads
- Public transport
- Railway
- Railway history, 1905 – 1946: TTT Railway
- Railway history after 1946: NZR Kinleith Branch
- Radio stations
- Notable people
- Notes and references
- External links
Tokoroa is the fourth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua and 20 km south of Putāruru, close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges, it is midway between Taupō and Hamilton on State Highway 1.
==History and culture== right|thumb|Pine man, sculpture in Tokoroa.
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