The Auckland metropolitan area, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with over 1.4 million residents, 31 percent of the country's population.[2] Demographic trends indicate that it will continue to grow faster than the rest of the country. Increasingly cosmopolitan, Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world,[3] and has seen many people of Asian ethnicity move there in the last two decades. In Māori Auckland's name is Tāmaki-makau-rau, or the transliterated version of Auckland, Ākarana.
Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water.
Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water.
Country
New Zealand
Island
North Island
Region
Auckland Region
Territorial authorities
Auckland CityManukau CityWaitakere CityNorth Shore CityPapakura DistrictRodney District (part)Franklin District (part)
Settled by Māori
c. 1350
Settled by Europeans
1840
Electorates
List[show]
Auckland CentralBotanyEast Coast BaysEpsomHelensvilleHunuaMāngereManukau EastManurewaMaungakiekieMt AlbertMt RoskillNew LynnNorth ShoreNorthcotePakurangaPapakuraTāmakiTe AtatūWaitakere
Area
- Urban
1,086 km2 (419.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population (June 2008 estimate)[2]
- Urban
1,313,200
- Urban Density
1,209.2/km2 (3,131.8/sq mi)
- Demonym
Aucklander
Time zone
NZST (UTC+12)
- Summer (DST)
NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)
Area code(s)
09
Local iwi
Ngāti Ākarana
Website
http://www.aucklandnz.com/
1 History
1.1 Early Māori and Europeans
1.2 Growth up to today
2 Geography and climate
2.1 Volcanoes
2.2 Harbours and Gulf
2.3 Climate
3 People
3.1 Cultures
3.2 Demographics
3.3 Religion
4 Lifestyle
4.1 Leisure
4.2 Parks and nature
4.3 Sport
5 Economy
6 Education
7 Housing
8 Politics
9 Transport
9.1 Travel modes
9.2 Infrastructure
10 Future growth
11 Famous sites
12 See also
13 References
14 Further reading
15 External links
1.1 Early Māori and Europeans
1.2 Growth up to today
2 Geography and climate
2.1 Volcanoes
2.2 Harbours and Gulf
2.3 Climate
3 People
3.1 Cultures
3.2 Demographics
3.3 Religion
4 Lifestyle
4.1 Leisure
4.2 Parks and nature
4.3 Sport
5 Economy
6 Education
7 Housing
8 Politics
9 Transport
9.1 Travel modes
9.2 Infrastructure
10 Future growth
11 Famous sites
12 See also
13 References
14 Further reading
15 External links
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