Auckland
|
Auckland Tāmaki-makau-rau (Māori) |
|
|---|---|
| Metropolitan city | |
From upper left: Skyline of Auckland City, Sky Tower, Town Hall, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Ferry Building
|
|
| Nickname(s): City of Sails Queen City (archaic) |
|
 Auckland
|
|
| Coordinates: 36°50′26″S 174°44′24″E / 36.84056°S 174.74000°ECoordinates: 36°50′26″S 174°44′24″E / 36.84056°S 174.74000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland |
| Settled by Māori | c. 1350 |
| Settled by Europeans | 1840 |
| Local boards | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Phil Goff |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 559.2 km2 (215.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (June 2016) | |
| • Urban | 1,495,000 |
| • Urban density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,614,300 |
| • Demonym | Aucklander |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | 0600–2699 |
| Area code(s) | 09 |
| Local iwi | Ngāti Whātua, Tainui, Ngati Akarana |
| Website | www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
| Largest groups of foreign-born residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2013) |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
87,057 |
 China
|
70,491 |
 India
|
43,407 |
 Fiji
|
39,087 |
 Samoa
|
35,583 |
 South Africa
|
30,612 |
 Australia
|
19,953 |
 South Korea
|
19,470 |
 Philippines
|
18,621 |
 Tonga
|
18,117 |
Auckland (/ˈɔːklənd/ AWK-lənd) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has a population of 1,495,000, which constitutes 32 percent of New Zealand's population. It is part of the wider Auckland Region—the area governed by the Auckland Council—which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,614,300. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. The Māori language name for Auckland is Tāmaki or Tāmaki-makau-rau, meaning "Tāmaki with a hundred lovers", in reference to the desirability of its fertile land at the hub of waterways in all directions. It has also been called Ākarana, the Māori enunciation of Auckland.
The Auckland urban area (as defined by Statistics New Zealand) ranges to Waiwera in the north, Kumeu in the northwest, and Runciman in the south. It is not contiguous; the section from Waiwera to Whangaparāoa Peninsula is separate from its nearest neighbouring suburb of Long Bay. 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 surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with dozens of dormant volcanic cones. 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 two harbours on two separate major bodies of water.
...
Wikipedia