Auckland
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| Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori) |
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| Main urban aurie | |
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| Nickname(s): Ceety o Sails, SuperCeety (sometimes ironically), Queen Ceety (archaic) |
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 Auckland
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| Coordinates ([1]): 36°50′25.50″S 174°44′23.53″E / 36.8404167°S 174.7398694°E | |
| Kintra |  New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland |
| Settled bi Māori | c. 1350 |
| Settled bi Europeans | 1840 |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Len Brown |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 482.9 km2 (186.4 sq mi) |
| • Metro[2] | 559.2 km2 (215.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (June 2012 estimate)[3] | |
| • Urban | 1,397,300 |
| • Urban density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,507,700 |
| • Metro density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Aucklander, Jafa (aften derogatory) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | 0500-2999 |
| Area code(s) | 09 |
| Local iwi | Ngāti Whātua, Tainui |
| Website | www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Auckland (kent in the Māori leid as Tamaki Makaurau) is the lairgest ceety o New Zealand wi mair nor 1.3 million indwallers. It is situatit at the North o the North Isle.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "GEOnet Names Server (GNS)". Archived from the original on 12 August 2005. Retrieved August 2005.
- ↑ Monitoring Research Quarterly, March 2011 Volume 4 Issue 1, page 4 (from the Auckland council website)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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