Auckland
Auckland (kent in the Māori leid as Tamaki Makaurau) is the lairgest ceety o New Zealand. It is situatit at the North o the North Isle. Auckland haes a population o 1,570,100 - 32 percent o New Zealand's population.[3]
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori) | |
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Eik-name(s): Ceety o Sails, SuperCeety (sometimes ironically), Queen Ceety (archaic) | |
Coordinates ([1]): 36°50′25.50″S 174°44′23.53″E / 36.8404167°S 174.7398694°ECoordinates: 36°50′25.50″S 174°44′23.53″E / 36.8404167°S 174.7398694°E | |
Kintra | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
Region | Auckland |
Territorial authority | Auckland |
Settled bi Māori | c. 1350 |
Settled bi Europeans | 1840 |
Local buirds | |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Len Brown |
Area | |
• Urban | 482.9 km2 (186.4 sq mi) |
• Metro | 559.2 km2 (215.9 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (June 2018)[3] | |
• Urban | 1,570,100 |
• Urban density | 3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,618,400 |
• Demonym | Aucklander |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode(s) | 0500-2999 |
Area code(s) | 09 |
Local iwi | Ngāti Whātua, Tainui |
Website | www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
References
eedit- ↑ "GEOnet Names Server (GNS)". Archived frae the original on 12 August 2005.Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Monitoring Research Quarterly, March 2011 Volume 4 Issue 1, page 4 (from the Auckland council website)
- ↑ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2019". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 Januar 2020. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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