Whangapoua is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses located on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand.

Amenities in Whangapoua include a small wharf and boat ramp, and a general store that also supplies petrol and diesel.

A reserve at Opera Point, east of Whangapoua, contains the remains of the Raukawa pa site.

European settlers started arriving in the 1860s, drawn to the area chiefly for kauri milling and gold mining.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.0% had no religion and 32.0% were Christian.