Ko Matapu he nohanga o Taranaki. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi. Ko Taranaki tētahi o ngā takiwā o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui taua takiwā.