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New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND: Agglomerations (estimated population)

Native Name: New Zealand, Aotearoa

ISO-Code: NZL

Capital: Wellington

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Officially estimated population of the main islands of New Zealand and of all agglomerations (main urban areas) of more than 30,000 inhabitants.

Main Islands
Principal Agglomerations
Agglomerations

Main Islands

	Name	Abbr.	Status	A (km²)	E 2001-06-30 r	E 2006-06-30 r	Ep 2009-06-30 r
<	North Island	NI	Isl	116,031	2,944,300	3,185,100	3,287,600
<	South Island	SI	Isl	153,540	935,400	998,800	1,027,500
<	Offshore Islands	OI	Isl	963	760	650	700
	New Zealand	NZL		270,534	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,315,800

Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
The population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration and residents being temporarily overseas.

Principal Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	A Ep 2009-06-30 r
1	Auckland	NI	1,333,300
2	Christchurch	SI	386,100
3	Wellington	NI	386,000
4	Hamilton	NI	200,300
5	Napier-Hastings	NI	123,200
6	Tauranga	NI	118,200
7	Dunedin	SI	115,700

Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	A E 2001-06-30 r	A E 2006-06-30 r	A Ep 2009-06-30 r
<	Auckland	NI	1,129,700	1,272,800	1,333,300
<	Christchurch	SI	345,600	374,500	386,100
<	Dunedin	SI	111,800	114,400	115,700
<	Gisborne	NI	32,800	33,600	33,900
<	Hamilton	NI	172,300	191,700	200,300
<	Invercargill	SI	47,500	47,900	48,300
<	Kapiti (Paraparaumu)	NI	34,600	38,300	39,600
<	Napier-Hastings	NI	117,200	121,900	123,200
<	Nelson	SI	55,300	58,000	59,200
<	New Plymouth	NI	49,100	50,800	51,600
<	Palmerston North	NI	75,800	79,000	80,700
<	Rotorua	NI	54,600	55,600	55,600
<	Tauranga	NI	98,100	112,100	118,200
<	Wanganui	NI	40,500	40,000	39,600
<	Wellington	NI	354,200	375,600	386,000
<	Whangarei	NI	47,500	50,500	51,400

Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
The population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration and residents being temporarily overseas.