page_title: Te Aroha
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Te Aroha / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the waterfall at Te Aroha, photographed in 1909 by A P Godber.
context_page_description: Te Aroha is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,906 people in the 2013 census, an increase of 138 people since 2006. It is 53 km northeast of Hamilton and 50 km south of Thames. It sits at the foot of 952 metres Mount Te Aroha, the highest point in the Kaimai Range.
context_section_description: The Waihou River runs through Te Aroha. Close by to the east is the base of the Kaimai Range, and the town is overlooked by the 952-metre Mount Te Aroha. To the north of the town is the low-lying, swampy land of the Hauraki Plains.  
  Thermal and mineral springs are both found close to the centre of the town, as is the world's only hot soda water geyser.
caption: Waterfall at Te Aroha
exif: {}