Taranaki | |
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 Taranaki within New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Seat | Stratford |
| Territorial authorities | List
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| Government | |
| • Body | Taranaki Regional Council |
| • Chairperson | Charlotte Littlewood |
| Area | |
• Region | 7,257 km2 (2,802 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7,254.51 km2 (2,800.98 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[1] | |
• Region | 130,800 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | NZ$ 9.599 billion (2021) (9th) |
| • Per capita | NZ$ 75,643 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NZ-TKI |
| HDI (2021) | 0.939[3] very high · 3rd |
| Website | www |
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth District is home to more than 65 per cent of the population of Taranaki.[4][5] New Plymouth is in North Taranaki along with Inglewood and Waitara. South Taranaki towns include Hāwera, Manaia, Stratford, Eltham, and Ōpunake.
Since 2005, Taranaki has used the promotional brand "Like no other".[6]
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2022". Statistics New Zealand. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Taranaki Region
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : New Plymouth District
- ^ Harvey, Helen (5 October 2017). "'Taranaki Like No Other' trademark dispute resolved". Taranaki Daily News.