Taranaki
Taranaki is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is New Plymouth and its seat is Stratford.
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Seat | Stratford |
| Territorial authorities | List
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| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Charlotte Littlewood |
| Area | |
| • Region | 7,257 km2 (2,802 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7,254.51 km2 (2,800.98 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[1] | |
| • Region | 127,300 |
| • Density | 17.542/km2 (45.433/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NZ-TKI |
| HDI (2021) | 0.939[2] very high · 3rd |
| Website | www |
Situated around the volcanic summit of Mount Taranaki. The region is 7258 km² in size. There are two sizable bays, North Taranaki Bight and South Taranaki Bight, to the north-west and south-west of Cape Egmont.
Taranaki Media
A map showing population density in the Taranaki Region at the 2023 census
Picture of Taranaki acquired from the Landsat 8 satellite, showing the near-circular Egmont National Park surrounding Mount Taranaki. New Plymouth is the grey area on the northern coastline.
View of Mount Taranaki from Stratford, facing west. Fanthams Peak is to the left of the main peak. The cow in the foreground is emblematic of Taranaki as a major dairying region.
References
- ↑ Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
- ↑ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.