8 Interesting Rotorua Facts

Tuesday, April 7th 2015. | Cities


Rotorua Facts talk about a city in New Zealand. It is located on North Island of New Zealand. You can reach this city easily for it is just 80 kilometers north of Taupo and 230 km southeast of Auckland.  The people who live in Rotorua permanently are around 56,200 people.  Therefore, it is located in the 10th place of the largest urban area in New Zealand. Let’s find out more facts about Rotorua by reading the following post below:

Rotorua Facts 1: the population in Rotorua district

There are around 68,500 people who live in the Rotorua district.   The Waikato section is inhabited by 3.600 of them.

Rotorua Facts 2: tourism

The tourism industry in Rotorua is flourished. It is visited not only by the local people, but also the foreign people. They are amazed with the natural beauty of the city. You can go to the famous geysers here. One of them is Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa.

Rotorua Facts

Rotorua Facts

Rotorua Facts 3: the thermal activity

When we talk about Rotorua, we should never forget about the thermal activity. You have to visit not only the famous geysers but also the Rotorua caldera, the Buried Village and hot thermal springs.

Rotorua Facts 4: Kuirau Park

If you want to relax your feet, you can go to the hot bubbling mud pools in Kuirau Park.  The location of this park is to the west end of the city.

Rotorua Hot

Rotorua Hot

Rotorua Facts 5: the rotten egg smell

If you come to this city, you should never get surprised with the rotten egg smell.  The emission of hydrogen sulphide in the city is high. Therefore, Rotorua is called as the Sulphur city. The Sulphur Point in Rotorua is located in Te Ngae area. It is the home of the Rotorua’s sulphur deposit. Get an animal which lives in New Zealand in facts about Pukeko.

Rotorua Facts 6: the lakes

Can you mention the number of lakes that Rotorus has? Actually there are 17 lakes in the city. They are also the major tourism spot here. You can do a lot of interesting activities such as water skiing, fishing, and swimming.

Rotorua NZ

Rotorua NZ

Rotorua Facts 7: events

There are various events conducted along the lakes in Rotorua. In 2007, this city was the host for the World Waterski Championship. In March 2009, it held the World Blind Sailing Championship. Get facts about New Zealand here.

Rotorua Facts 8: The interesting places to visit

When you are in Rotorua, you can find out a lot of interesting places. You can go to the Government Gardens, Art Deco style Blue Baths, Rotorua Museum of Art and History, Whakarewarewa Forest, Kaituna River and many more.

Rotorua Pic

Rotorua Pic

Rotorua Travel

Rotorua Travel

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