is taupo a city or town?
Taupō (/ˈtaʊpoʊ/; Māori pronunciation: [ˈtoʊpɔː]), is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo, which occupies the caldera of the Taupo Volcano in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region. Taupo has a population of 23,900 (June 2019).