Auckland New Zealand
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Auckland Tāmaki-makau-rau (Māori) |
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From upper left: Skyline of Auckland City, Sky Tower, Town Hall, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Ferry Building
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| Nickname(s): City of Sails Queen City |
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 Auckland
 Auckland
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| 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 | ||
| Named for | George Eden, Earl of Auckland | ||
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| 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) |
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 United Kingdom
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87,057 |
 China
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70,491 |
 India
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43,407 |
 Fiji
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39,087 |
 Samoa
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35,583 |
 South Africa
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30,612 |
 Australia
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19,953 |
 South Korea
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19,470 |
 Philippines
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18,621 |
 Tonga
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18,117 |
Auckland (/ˈɔːklənd/ AWK-lənd) is a city in New Zealand's North Island. With an urban population of 1,495,000, Auckland is the most populous urban area in the country. It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,614,300. A diverse and multicultural city, Auckland is home to the largest Polynesian population 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 pronunciation of the English name.
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. 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. 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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