Taupo (city)
| Taupo (city) | ||
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 41 ′ S , 176 ° 4 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WKO | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Waikato | |
| District | Taupo District | |
| Ward | Taupo-Kaingaroa Ward | |
| Administrative headquarters | Seat of the administration for the Taupo District | |
| Local foundation | 1869 | |
| Residents | 22nd 300 (2013) | |
| height | 359 m | |
| Post Code | 3330 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ TUO | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Aerial view of Taupo (center) and Acacia Bay (front) |
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Taupo is a city in the Taupo District of the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand . The city is the seat of the Taupo District Council .
Origin of name
Taupo , actually written Taupō in the Māori language, is said to be an abbreviation of the name " Taupō-nui-a-Tia " , which means "the great coat of Tia", who was a chief of the Te Arawa tribe , which in turn descended from the Arawa Waka . Tia is said to have given the region its name, after which the Taupo volcano , Lake Taupo and the city of Taupo are named today. Another interpretation would be the combination of the terms “tau” for calm and “po” for the night.
geography
The city is located around 63 km south-southwest of Rotorua and around 80 km northeast of the Ruapehu volcano on the northeast side of Lake Taupo in Tapuaeharuru Bay . In the western part of the city, the Waikato River is the only outflow of the lake to flow north.
To Taupo around there are numerous hot springs and Geothermalfelder whose thermal energy is used economically. To the north of the city are the Huka Falls and around 30 km to the east is the 1890 km 2 area, the Kaingaroa Forest , which was created in 1925 especially for forestry .
history
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the area around Taupo was inhabited by the Tuwharetoa - Iwi (tribe) of the Māori , who called their settlement area Tapuaeharuru , which means "echoing step". The center of their settlement was west of the outflow of Lake Taupo into the Waikato River . The first European missionaries came to the area in 1839 and in 1869 the British army built a garrison on the site of what is now Taupo as a base for the war (see New Zealand Wars ) against the Māori leader Te Kooti .
Taupo and the landscape around the lake were opened up for tourism in the 1970s and 1980s. After brown trout were released in the lake in the 1990s, the area experienced a boom as an angler's paradise. But it was only after the construction of the geothermal power plant in Wairakei, almost 7 km north of Taupo , that the city began to boom and was awarded city status in 1953 according to the standards of the time.
economy
Tourism is an important branch of the city's economy. But also industrial companies have settled in the city, such as B. Companies in the leather and clothing industry, machine and boat builders and companies in the wood processing industry, since the wood industry has become increasingly important since the middle of the 20th century. Agriculture in the area lives mainly from dairy farming and partly from sheep breeding. The hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River and the geothermal power station also offer some jobs .
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Two New Zealand State Highways run through the city, State Highway 1 , which, coming from Turangi from the south, runs along the eastern side of Lake Taupo and, after passing the city, continues north-northwest to Tokoroa , and State Highway 5 which, coming from the south-east of Napier , passes through the city of Taupo and goes off to the north towards Rotorua .
Air traffic
About 6 km south of the city is Taupo Airport , which, in addition to its function as a regional airport, handles around 35,000 take-offs and landings per year for parachutists .
tourism
A popular destination is Lake Taupo , where sailing, water skiing, skydiving and fishing are possible. The Huka Falls about 4 km northeast of the city center are visited by many tourists. Taupo is also one of the starting points from which shuttle buses take hikers to the Tongariro Crossing .
Regular events
In Taupo previously in 15 Years since March 6, 1999 a year, in February or March, Auckland aligned Ironman New Zealand held. In this triathlon over the Ironman distance, the athletes have to swim 3.86 km, cycle 180.2 km, and run 42.195 km.
Twin cities
Sister cities of Taupo are:
Panoramic photo
See also
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Taupo . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 380-383 .
Web links
- Homepage . Taupo District Council,accessed July 22, 2013.
- Taupo . Taupo District Council,accessed October 17, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Taupo - Taupo Region . (No longer available online.) Towncentre Taupo Inc , archived from the original on August 12, 2013 ; accessed on December 3, 2015 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ a b c Neubauer: Taupo . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 382 .
- ↑ Michael Roche : Exotic forestry . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , July 13, 2012, accessed July 22, 2013 .
- ↑ Kaingaroa Forest . (No longer available online.) Kaingaroa Timberlands , archived from the original on July 26, 2013 ; accessed on May 18, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Neubauer: Taupo . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 380 .
- ↑ Welcome to Taupo Airport . Taupo Airport Authority , accessed July 22, 2013 .
- ^ Tongariro Alpine Crossing | Ruapehu, New Zealand. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (German).
- ^ Ironman New Zealand . Ironman , accessed July 22, 2013 .
- ^ Taupo District Sister Cities . Taupo District Council , accessed July 22, 2013 .