Acacia Bay
Acacia Bay | ||
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Coordinates | 38 ° 42 ′ S , 176 ° 2 ′ E | |
Region ISO | NZ-WKO | |
Country | New Zealand | |
region | Waikato | |
District | Taupo District | |
Ward | Taupo-Kaingaroa Ward | |
Residents | 1 425 (2013) | |
height | 356 m | |
Post Code | 3330 | |
Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
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Acacia Bay |
Acacia Bay is a small town on Lake Taupo in the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The place is located in the Taupo District of the Waikato region , around four kilometers southwest of the city of Taupo on the west coast of the Tapuaeharuru Bay of Lake Taupo . Four beaches belong to the place.
population
The place has seen a significant increase in population since 1996. At the 1996 census, the town had 963 inhabitants, 1098 in 2001, 1230 in 2006 and 1425 in 2013.
Retreat center
Acacia Bay is the seat of the Tauhara Center , a retreat center that also deals with organic and biodynamic agriculture and horticulture . The organization has esoteric roots; it was founded in 1939 by Harriot Felkin , the widow of Robert William Felkin , a well-known member of the Golden Dawn and founder of the Stella Matutina order .
Web links
- Acacia Bay - native bush on the lake edge . (XLS 26 kB)Destination Lake Taupo, archived from the original onFebruary 17, 2009; accessed on January 14, 2016(English, original website no longer available).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Acacia Bay . Statistics New Zealand , accessed May 17, 2017 .
- ^ Taupo District . Statistics New Zealand , archived from the original on November 21, 2008 ; accessed on March 30, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Roel van Leeuwen : NZ Occult and Esoteric Fraternities . Temple of the Dark Moon , 2003, archived from the original on October 11, 2008 ; accessed on March 30, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).