Taranaki
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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.
Country | New Zealand |
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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 |
Taranaki Media
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.