Thames-Coromandel District

Thames-Coromandel District
The road northwards from Thames. Somewhere south of Te Mata.
The road northwards from Thames. Somewhere south of Te Mata.
Thames-Coromandel district within the North Island
Thames-Coromandel district within the North Island
Coordinates: 36°56′31″S 175°40′34″E / 36.942°S 175.676°E / -36.942; 175.676
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
WardsCoromandel-Colville
Mercury Bay
South East
Thames
Formed1975
SeatThames
Government
 • MayorLen Salt
 • Territorial authorityThames-Coromandel District Council
Area
 • Land2,207.59 km2 (852.36 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
33,300
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
WebsiteThames-Coromandel District Council

The Thames-Coromandel District is a territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand, covering all the Coromandel Peninsula and extending south to Hikutaia.

It is administered by the Thames-Coromandel District Council, which has its seat in the town of Thames. It was the first district council to be formed in New Zealand, being constituted in 1975. The district lies within the Waikato Regional Council area. Its only land boundary is with Hauraki District.

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  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.