region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taranaki is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is New Plymouth and its seat is Stratford.
Taranaki | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
Seat | Stratford |
Territorial authorities | List
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Government | |
• Chairperson | Charlotte Littlewood |
Area | |
• Region | 7,257 km2 (2,802 sq mi) |
• Land | 7,254.51 km2 (2,800.98 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[1] | |
• Region | 128,700 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
ISO 3166 code | NZ-TKI |
HDI (2021) | 0.939[2] very high · 3rd |
Website | www |
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