| Te Puru | |
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Te Puru
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Thames-Coromandel District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 942 |
Te Puru is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Tapu lies about 7 km to the north, and Thames is about 12 km to the south.[1][2] The Te Puru Stream and about 18 tributaries drain a steep hilly 23 km² area of the Coromandel Range, almost entirely covered by native forest. It runs through the settlement and into the Firth of Thames to the west. Flooding has been a problem.[3]
The population for Te Puru and Thornton Bay to the south was 942 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 12 from 2001.[4]
Te Puru School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 162.[5]