What is Whakatāne?
'''Whakatāne''' is a town in the [[Bay of Plenty Region]] in the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. It is {{convert|90|km}} east of [[Tauranga]] and {{convert|89|km}} northeast of [[Rotorua]]. The town is at the mouth of the [[Whakatāne River]]. Whakatāne has an urban population of 16,850, making it New Zealand's 33rd-largest urban area and the Bay of Plenty's third-largest urban area, after Tauranga and Rotorua. Another 21,950 people live in the rest of the [[Whakatāne District]]. {{Whakatāne District}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Whakatāne}} [[Category:Towns in Bay of Plenty Region]] [[Category:Whakatane District]]