region in North Island, New Zealand
Waikato (pronounced /ˈwaɪkɑːtɔː/) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is Hamilton.
Waikato Waikato | |
|---|---|
 Waikato Region in New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Seat | Hamilton City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional council |
| • Body | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Chair | Pamela Storey[1] |
| • Deputy chair | Bruce Clarkson |
| Area | |
| • Land | 23,901.09 km2 (9,228.26 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[3] | |
| • Total | 522,600 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.923[4] very high · 8th |
| Website | www |
- ↑ "Waikato Regional Council chair and deputy selected". Waikato Regional Council. 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Your Councillors". Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.