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New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND: Agglomerations (estimates)

Native Name: New Zealand, Aotearoa

ISO-Code: NZL

Capital: Wellington

Contents

The main islands of New Zealand and all agglomerations (main urban areas) of more than 30,000 inhabitants.

Main Islands
Principal Agglomerations
Table of Agglomerations

Main Islands

	Name	Abbr.	Status	A (km2)	E 2001-06-30 r	E 2006-06-30 r	Ep 2008-06-30 r
<	North Island	NI	Isl	116,031	2,944,300	3,185,100	3,250,700
<	South Island	SI	Isl	153,540	935,400	998,800	1,017,300
<	Offshore Islands	OI	Isl	963	760	650	650
	New Zealand	NZL		270,534	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,268,600

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 2008-06-30 r
1	Auckland	NI	1,313,200
2	Christchurch	SI	382,200
3	Wellington	NI	381,900
4	Hamilton	NI	197,300
5	Napier	NI	122,600
6	Tauranga	NI	116,000
7	Dunedin	SI	114,900
8	Palmerston North	NI	79,800
9	Nelson	SI	58,700
10	Rotorua	NI	55,600

Table of Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	A E 2001-06-30 r	A E 2006-06-30 r	A Ep 2008-06-30 r
<	Auckland	NI	1,129,700	1,272,800	1,313,200
<	Christchurch	SI	345,600	374,500	382,200
<	Dunedin	SI	111,800	114,400	114,900
<	Gisborne	NI	32,800	33,600	33,700
<	Hamilton	NI	172,300	191,700	197,300
<	Invercargill	SI	47,500	47,900	48,000
<	Kapiti (Paraparaumu)	NI	34,600	38,300	39,200
<	Napier	NI	117,200	121,900	122,600
<	Nelson	SI	55,300	58,000	58,700
<	New Plymouth	NI	49,100	50,800	51,300
<	Palmerston North	NI	75,800	79,000	79,800
<	Rotorua	NI	54,600	55,600	55,600
<	Tauranga	NI	98,100	112,100	116,000
<	Wanganui	NI	40,500	40,000	39,700
<	Wellington	NI	354,200	375,600	381,900
<	Whangarei	NI	47,500	50,500	51,100

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