Auckland is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, taking its name from the Auckland urban area it encompasses along with smaller towns, rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing 34 percent of the country's residents, it has by far the largest population and economy of any New Zealand region, though the second-smallest land area. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Auckland, Cities auckland is associated with auckland-region.
Source Auckland Region (Wikipedia)
New Zealand, Countries Auckland Region is associated with New Zealand.
Source Auckland Region (Wikipedia)
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Source GeoNames: Auckland - GeoNames
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1. Auckland Region (Wikidata)
P2046 (area)
area 4,894
P1082 (population)
population 1,816,000 (2025)
View the Source2. Auckland Region (Wikipedia)
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Auckland (Māori: Tāmaki Makaurau) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland metropolitan area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf.
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36°54′S 174°47′E
Part Of: New Zealand, Lead paragraph
Tāmaki Makaurau) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand,
View the Source Wikidata: Auckland Region
Wikidata Q726917, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source GeoNames: Auckland - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Auckland, cities500 record 2193733, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division E7)Quote, Has Capital: Auckland, cities500 record 2193733, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division E7)
-36.84853 174.76349 P PPLA NZ E7 076 1547200 43 Pacific/Auckland
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