Auckland
Sign in to saveAuckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-largest city in Oceania.
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Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, located in the North Island and serving as the country's primary metropolitan center. As part of the greater Auckland Region governed by Auckland Council, it includes surrounding rural areas and islands, making it not only New Zealand's most populous city but also the fifth-largest in the entire Oceania region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Auckland
- Region
- Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand / Aotearoa
- Population
- 1,547,200
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37 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Modern history
- Geography
- Scope
- Harbours and gulf
- Climate
- Volcanoes
- Demographics
- Culture and identity
- Religion
- Future growth
- Government
- Local
- National
- Economy
- Architecture
- Housing
- Culture and lifestyle
- Leisure
- Shopping
- Arts
- Parks and nature
- Transport
- Travel modes
- Infrastructure and services
- Electricity
- Natural gas
- Sport
- Education
- Cultural references
- International relationships
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-largest city in Oceania.
The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have a harbour on each of two separate major bodies of water.
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1840 establishments in New ZealandAucklandCommons link from WikidataFormer colonial capitalsFormer national capitals of New ZealandFormer provincial capitals of New ZealandPopulated coastal places in New ZealandPopulated places around the Hauraki GulfPopulated places around the Manukau HarbourPopulated places around the Waitematā HarbourPopulated places established in 1840