Regions in New Zealand
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You can sort the regions in New Zealand alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in New Zealand
There are 17 regions in New Zealand in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Auckland Auckland | 1. | 1,695,200 | Auckland Auckland | 417,910 |
Marlborough Marlborough | 2. | 51,900 | Blenheim Blenheim | 28,800 |
Canterbury Canterbury | 3. | 655,000 | Christchurch Christchurch | 363,926 |
Otago Otago | 4. | 246,000 | Dunedin Dunedin | 133,300 |
Gisborne Gisborne | 5. | 52,100 | Gisborne Gisborne | 37,300 |
West Coast West Coast | 6. | 32,700 | Greymouth Greymouth | 9,419 |
Waikato Waikato | 7. | 513,800 | Hamilton Hamilton | 178,500 |
Southland Southland | 8. | 102,400 | Invercargill Invercargill | 57,000 |
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay | 9. | 182,700 | Napier Napier | 66,700 |
Nelson Nelson | 10. | 54,500 | Nelson Nelson | 54,700 |
Taranaki Taranaki | 11. | 127,300 | New Plymouth New Plymouth | 87,300 |
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui | 12. | 258,200 | Palmerston North Palmerston North | 90,500 |
Tasman Tasman | 13. | 58,700 | Richmond Richmond | 18,000 |
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands | 14. | 609 | Waitangi Waitangi | 300 |
Wellington Wellington | 15. | 543,500 | Wellington Wellington | 381,900 |
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty | 16. | 347,700 | Whakatane Whakatane | 18,602 |
Northland Northland | 17. | 201,500 | Whangarei Whangarei | 50,900 |