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.
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 Eastern
Thames
Formed1975
SeatThames
Government
 • MayorLen Salt
 • Territorial authorityThames-Coromandel District Council
Area
 • Land2,207.96 km2 (852.50 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total33,700
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. ^ "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)