Waikato

Waikato
Country:	New Zealand
Name:	Waikato Regional Council
Seat and largest city:	Hamilton City
Chair:	Alan Livingston
Deputy chair:	Tipa Mahuta
Population:	449,200 June 2016
Land area:	Approximately 25,000 km2 or 2.5 million hectares
Website:	http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz
Tangata whenua
Local iwi	Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa, Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Cities and towns
Cities:	Hamilton
Towns:	Cambridge, Coromandel, Huntly, Matamata, Miranda, Morrinsville, Ngaruawahia, Ngatea, Paeroa, Pirongia, Putaruru, Raglan, Taupiri, Taupo, Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Te Kauwhata, Te Kowhai, Te Kuiti, Thames, Tirau, Tokoroa, Waihi
Constituent territorial authorities
Names:	Hamilton City Waikato District South Waikato District Waipa District Thames-Coromandel District Matamata-Piako District Waitomo District (part) Otorohanga District Hauraki District Taupo District (part) Rotorua District (part)

Waikato (/ˈwaɪkɑːtɔː/ or /ˈwaɪkætoʊ/) is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council. It is usually referred to by using the definite article: the Waikato.

The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment. Other major catchments are those of the Waihou, Piako, Awakino and Mokau rivers. The region is bounded by Auckland on the north, Bay of Plenty on the east, Hawke's Bay on the south-east, and Manawatu-Wanganui and Taranaki on the south. Waikato Region is the fourth largest region in the country in area and population: It has an area of 25,000 km² and a population of 449,200 (June 2016).

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