Waikato
Waikato (how to say: /ˈwaɪkɑːtɔː/) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is Hamilton.
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Waikato | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Seat | Hamilton City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional council |
| • Body | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Chair | Pamela Storey[1] |
| • Deputy chair | Bruce Clarkson |
| Area | |
| • Land | 23,901.09 km2 (9,228.26 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 513,800 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.923[4] very high · 8th |
| Website | www |
Waikato Media
Territorial authorities in Waikato region before 2010
Waikato River passing through Hamilton
Map of population density in the Waikato region (2023 census)
Hamilton, the most populous city in the Waikato region
Māori woman with a representation of the Waikato Ancestress "Te Iringa"
References
- ↑ Waikato Regional Council chair and deputy selected. Waikato Regional Council (27 October 2022).
- ↑ Your Councillors. Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ 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 2023-02-18.