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