Whangārei
Sign in to saveWhangārei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to administer both the city and its hinterland. The city population was estimated to be an increase from 47,000 in 2001.
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Place details
- Locality
- Whangārei
- Region
- Northland
- Country
- New Zealand / Aotearoa
- Population
- 50,900
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Whangārei
- Settlement.native_name
- Whangārei-Terenga-Parāoa (Māori)
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Whangārei city from Mt Parihaka, Whangārei Marina, Whangārei Falls, Whangārei Mall, the entrance of the Hundertwasser Art Centre
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.nicknames
- The Rei, Whangas
- Settlement.mottoes
- Non Nobis Solum, Love It Here, City of 100 Beaches
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- New Zealand Northland#New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Whangārei
- Country
- New Zealand
- Located in
- Whangarei District
- Population
- +54400
- Area
- +57.06
- Time zone
- UTC+13:00
- Capital of
- Northland Region
- Image
- Whangārei view from Parahaki.jpg
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Etymology
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- Geography
- Geographical features
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- Climate
- Demographics
- Government
- National
- Local
- Transport
- Air
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- Railway
- Station
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Tertiary education
- Schools
- Secondary schools
- Intermediate and primary schools
- Religious and state-integrated schools
- Special school
- Infrastructure and services
- Healthcare
- Utilities
- Sports
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Whangārei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to administer both the city and its hinterland. The city population was estimated to be an increase from 47,000 in 2001.
==Etymology==