Disclosed herein are a wireless power transmitting apparatus and method of wirelessly transmitting a power to a power receiving apparatus by selectively using one central coil and two side coils, wherein in the case in which each of the one central coil and the two side coils transmits the power, a reception power amount received by the power receiving apparatus is judged, at least one of the one central coil and the two side coils is selected as a power transmitting coil that is to transmit the power by the judged reception power amount, and the power is wirelessly transmitted to the power receiving apparatus through the selected power transmitting coil.