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 |
Canterbury Canterbury | 2. | 655,000 | Christchurch Christchurch | 363,926 |
Wellington Wellington | 3. | 543,500 | Wellington Wellington | 381,900 |
Waikato Waikato | 4. | 513,800 | Hamilton Hamilton | 178,500 |
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty | 5. | 347,700 | Whakatane Whakatane | 18,602 |
Manawatu-Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui | 6. | 258,200 | Palmerston North Palmerston North | 90,500 |
Otago Otago | 7. | 246,000 | Dunedin Dunedin | 133,300 |
Northland Northland | 8. | 201,500 | Whangarei Whangarei | 50,900 |
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay | 9. | 182,700 | Napier Napier | 66,700 |
Taranaki Taranaki | 10. | 127,300 | New Plymouth New Plymouth | 87,300 |
Southland Southland | 11. | 102,400 | Invercargill Invercargill | 57,000 |
Tasman Tasman | 12. | 58,700 | Richmond Richmond | 18,000 |
Nelson Nelson | 13. | 54,500 | Nelson Nelson | 54,700 |
Gisborne Gisborne | 14. | 52,100 | Gisborne Gisborne | 37,300 |
Marlborough Marlborough | 15. | 51,900 | Blenheim Blenheim | 28,800 |
West Coast West Coast | 16. | 32,700 | Greymouth Greymouth | 9,419 |
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands | 17. | 609 | Waitangi Waitangi | 300 |