Maungatapu is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island.

Maungatapu covers 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,070 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,827 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.0% had no religion, 35.6% were Christian, 6.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

[3] The local Opopoti Marae and Wairakewa meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāi Te Rangi hapū of Ngāti He.