Kinloch, New Zealand

Kinloch
Town
The lakeshore of Lake Taupō at Kinloch
Coordinates: 38°39′S 175°55′E / 38.650°S 175.917°E / -38.650; 175.917
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato region
DistrictTaupō District
WardTaupō General Ward
Electorates
Settlements of Taupō
Government
  Territorial AuthorityTaupō District Council
  Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
  Mayor of TaupōDavid Trewavas
  Taupō MPLouise Upston
  Waiariki MPRawiri Waititi
Area
  Total
4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
1,230
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)

Kinloch (from Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch) is a small town on the most northerly bay of Lake Taupō, 20 kilometres (12 mi) by road northwest of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It is in the Waikato region.