Papatoetoe

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Papatoetoe
Suburb
Aerial view of Papatoetoe
Coordinates: 36°58′47″S 174°51′04″E / 36.979770°S 174.851224°E / -36.979770; 174.851224
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manukau ward
Local board	Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	1,134 ha (2,802 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	52,910
Train stations	Papatoetoe Train Station Puhinui Train Station

Māngere East	Middlemore	Ōtara
(Towards Auckland Airport)	Papatoetoe	Flat Bush
(Towards Manukau Harbour)	Manukau Central	Manukau Central

Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population^[3] and is located to the northwest of Manukau Central, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland CBD.

Papatoetoe was traditionally an important area for Tāmaki Māori, who used a waka portage between the Tāmaki River and Waokauri Creek to reach the Manukau Harbour, as an alternative to the Ōtāhuhu portage to the north. The area developed as a farming community in the 19th century, and grew significantly in the 1950s and 1960s after the Auckland Southern Motorway was constructed. Papatoetoe is now known for its significant population of Indian New Zealanders.