World Gazetteer

New Zealand: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population

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no.	name	census 2001	census 2006	calculation 2013	parent division
1	Ahipara	1 041	1 122	1 235	Northland
2	Akaroa	576	570	540	Canterbury
3	Alexandra	4 407	4 824	5 168	Otago
4	Algies Bay-Mahurangi	795	933	1 153	Auckland
5	Amberley	1 137	1 305	1 535	Canterbury
6	Arrowtown	1 689	2 148	2 871	Otago
7	Ashburton	15 780	16 833	17 736	Canterbury
8	Athenree	519	612	737	Bay of Plenty
9	Auckland	359 436	395 964	440 710	Auckland
10	Awanui	369	351	329	Northland
11	Balclutha	4 107	4 062	3 924	Otago
12	Blackball	324	330	316	West Coast
13	Blenheim	26 592	28 527	30 642	Marlborough
14	Bluff	1 935	1 791	1 573	Southland
15	Bombay	693	753	786	Waikato
16	Brightwater	1 425	1 794	2 367	Tasman
17	Bulls	1 758	1 659	1 516	Manawatu-Wanganui
18	Burnham	1 137	1 206	1 204	Canterbury
19	Cambridge	13 884	15 195	16 777	Waikato
20	Carterton	4 104	4 122	4 051	Wellington
21	Cheviot	390	390	373	Canterbury
22	Christchurch	334 110	360 783	388 988	Canterbury
23	Clinton	321	294	255	Otago
24	Clyde	825	921	1 018	Otago
25	Coromandel	1 437	1 476	1 494	Waikato
26	Cromwell	2 667	3 588	4 872	Otago
27	Culverden	396	420	441	Canterbury
28	Cust	396	426	463	Canterbury
29	Dannevirke	5 379	5 520	5 530	Manawatu-Wanganui
30	Darfield	1 404	1 482	1 583	Canterbury
31	Dargaville	4 530	4 455	4 296	Northland
32	Dobson	744	669	575	West Coast
33	Dunedin	107 094	110 991	112 443	Otago
34	Dunsandel	402	429	457	Canterbury
35	East Opua	342	354	364	Northland
36	Edendale	573	504	425	Southland
37	Edgecumbe	1 671	1 626	1 530	Bay of Plenty
38	Egmont Village	471	483	483	Taranaki
39	Eketahuna	579	456	340	Manawatu-Wanganui
40	Eltham	2 100	1 980	1 831	Taranaki
41	Fairlie	723	717	674	Canterbury
42	Featherston	2 328	2 343	2 285	Wellington
43	Feilding	13 638	13 887	13 870	Manawatu-Wanganui
44	Fox Glacier	258	375	571	West Coast
45	Foxton	4 620	4 446	4 168	Manawatu-Wanganui
46	Franz Josef	321	330	346	West Coast
47	Frasertown	291	297	291	Hawke's Bay
48	Geraldine	2 205	2 244	2 246	Canterbury
49	Gisborne	31 719	32 535	32 678	Gisborne
50	Gore	9 924	9 645	9 021	Southland
51	Greymouth	9 528	9 672	9 484	West Coast
52	Greytown	1 998	1 998	1 972	Wellington
53	Halcombe	435	429	419	Manawatu-Wanganui
54	Hamilton	138 780	155 253	175 070	Waikato
55	Hampden	306	297	281	Canterbury
56	Hanmer Springs	681	729	805	Canterbury
57	Harihari	345	351	341	West Coast
58	Haruru Falls	678	789	952	Northland
59	Hastings	59 211	62 109	64 474	Hawke's Bay
60	Havelock	471	489	496	Marlborough
61	Hawera	10 944	10 779	10 310	Taranaki
62	Hector-Ngakawau	300	234	169	West Coast
63	Helensville	2 214	2 529	2 929	Auckland
64	Himatangi	525	435	344	Manawatu-Wanganui
65	Hokitika	3 480	3 540	3 461	West Coast
66	Hunterville	507	444	382	Manawatu-Wanganui
67	Huntly	6 822	6 834	6 667	Waikato
68	Inglewood	2 946	3 090	3 137	Taranaki
69	Invercargill	46 302	46 770	45 543	Southland
70	Island View-Pios Beach	609	558	503
71	Kaeo	492	495	484	Northland
72	Kaiapoi	9 138		13 790	Canterbury
73	Kaikohe	4 023	4 113	4 121	Northland
74	Kaikoura	2 106	2 175	2 197	Canterbury
75	Kaingaroa Forest	549	486	423	Bay of Plenty
76	Kaitaia	5 151	5 205	5 159	Northland
77	Kaitangata	789	810	801	Otago
78	Kaiwaka	537	537	551	Northland
79	Kakanui	414	414	401	Otago
80	Kapiti	33 684	37 344	42 455	Wellington
81	Kaponga	351	372	382	Taranaki
82	Karamea	441	420	385	West Coast
83	Karitane	396	348	285	Otago
84	Katikati	2 916	3 582	4 543	Bay of Plenty
85	Kawakawa	1 401	1 347	1 256	Northland
86	Kawerau	6 975	6 921	6 551	Bay of Plenty
87	Kawhia	507	390	296	Waikato
88	Kerepehi	501	513	517	Waikato
89	Kerikeri	4 881	5 859	7 356	Northland
90	Kinloch	279	327	393	Waikato
91	Kurow	387	339	288	Canterbury
92	Lake Tekapo	303	318	332	Canterbury
93	Lawrence	474	432	368	Otago
94	Leeston	1 200	1 296	1 384	Canterbury
95	Leigh	423	387	342	Auckland
96	Levin	19 050	19 140	18 848	Manawatu-Wanganui
97	Lincoln	2 142	2 727	3 492	Canterbury
98	Lower Hutt	95 019	97 158	97 724	Wellington
99	Lumsden	453	411	350	Southland
100	Lyttelton	3 045		3 291	Canterbury
101	Makara-Ohariu	702	759	826	Wellington
102	Maketu	999	1 179	1 417	Bay of Plenty
103	Mamaku	693	726	777	Bay of Plenty
104	Manaia	951	924	851	Taranaki
105	Manapouri	243	306	402	Southland
106	Mangakino	1 281	1 020	776	Waikato
107	Mangawhai Heads	720	855	1 036	Northland
108	Manukau	321 465	371 649	439 808	Auckland
109	Manutuke	636	600	534	Gisborne
110	Mapua	1 617	1 878	2 319	Tasman
111	Martinborough	1 356	1 326	1 245	Wellington
112	Marton	4 713	4 680	4 437	Manawatu-Wanganui
113	Masterton	19 506	19 491	19 119	Wellington
114	Matamata	6 126	6 306	6 462	Waikato
115	Matata	666	642	616	Bay of Plenty
116	Maungatapere	1 053	1 278	1 621	Northland
117	Maungaturoto	750	834	907	Northland
118	Meremere	354	462	586	Waikato
119	Methven	1 134	1 326	1 579	Canterbury
120	Milton	1 920	1 884	1 785	Otago
121	Moerewa	1 662	1 533	1 365	Northland
122	Morrinsville	6 198	6 603	7 033	Waikato
123	Motueka	6 888	7 128	7 368	Tasman
124	Mount Cook	234	210	180	Canterbury
125	Murchison	555	498	441	Tasman
126	Muriwai Beach	2 037	2 217	2 470	Auckland
127	Murupara	1 959	1 836	1 667	Bay of Plenty
128	Napier	54 537	56 295	57 475	Hawke's Bay
129	Nelson	53 682	56 370	44 281	Nelson
130	New Plymouth	47 775	49 272	49 824	Taranaki
131	Ngaruawahia	4 935		4 796	Waikato
132	Ngatea	1 074	1 164	1 274	Waikato
133	Ngunguru	1 290	1 425	1 582	Northland
134	Night Caps	339	309	262	Southland
135	North Shore	219 897	248 121	285 550	Auckland
136	Nuhaka	330	294	252	Hawke's Bay
137	Oamaru	12 696	12 681	12 276	Canterbury
138	Ohaeawai	726	711	692	Northland
139	Ohai	399	357	291	Southland
140	Ohakune	1 293	1 101	896	Manawatu-Wanganui
141	Ohura	219	162	118	Manawatu-Wanganui
142	Okaihau	690	717	749	Northland
143	Okato	519	531	539	Taranaki
144	Omapere and Opononi	597	480	377	Northland
145	Omarama	279	231	189	Canterbury
146	Opotiki	4 158	4 176	4 111	Bay of Plenty
147	Opunake	1 497	1 365	1 192	Taranaki
148	Orewa	5 409		8 057	Auckland
149	Otaki	5 643	5 466	5 208	Wellington
150	Otane	543	516	482	Hawke's Bay
151	Otautau	729	753	747	Southland
152	Otematata	243	189	154	Canterbury
153	Otorohanga	2 631	2 589	2 495	Waikato
154	Outram	612	642	658	Otago
155	Owaka	363	327	277	Otago
156	Oxford	1 581	1 716	1 882	Canterbury
157	Paengaroa	831	897	994	Bay of Plenty
158	Paeroa	3 882	3 978	3 974	Waikato
159	Pahiatua	2 610	2 562	2 435	Manawatu-Wanganui
160	Paihia	1 839	1 770	1 696	Northland
161	Palmerston	807	804	764	Otago
162	Palmerston North	72 684	76 035	78 355	Manawatu-Wanganui
163	Parakai	1 179	1 371	1 630	Auckland
164	Pareora	462	447	414	Canterbury
165	Patea	1 302	1 143	954	Taranaki
166	Patutahi	360	378	395	Gisborne
167	Pauanui Beach	702	744	794	Waikato
168	Picton	3 987	4 083	4 162	Marlborough
169	Piopio	468	468	456	Waikato
170	Pleasant Point	1 158	1 170	1 149	Canterbury
171	Porirua	47 214	48 393	49 047	Wellington
172	Pukekohe	18 822	22 512	27 604	Waikato
173	Putaruru	3 783	3 768	3 618	Waikato
174	Queenstown	8 535	10 422	13 345	Otago
175	Raetihi	1 071	1 035	958	Manawatu-Wanganui
176	Raglan	2 670	2 637	2 584	Waikato
177	Rahotu	300	249	194	Taranaki
178	Rakaia	957	1 071	1 218	Canterbury
179	Ranfurly	735	708	643	Otago
180	Rangiora	10 800	11 865	13 276	Canterbury
181	Ratana	426	366	299	Manawatu-Wanganui
182	Rawene	462	438	395	Northland
183	Reefton	987	948	874	West Coast
184	Reporoa	558	474	391	Waikato
185	Richmond	10 473		14 344	Tasman
186	Riversdale	363	393	420	Southland
187	Riverton	1 650	1 512	1 315	Southland
188	Riwaka	876	849	811	Tasman
189	Rolleston	1 974	3 822	8 476	Canterbury
190	Rongotea	615	591	550	Manawatu-Wanganui
191	Ross	315	291	250	West Coast
192	Rotorua	52 611	53 769	54 172	Bay of Plenty
193	Roxburgh	621	612	567	Otago
194	Ruatoria	840	753	647	Gisborne
195	Ruawai	453	426	387	Northland
196	Russell	804	819	826	Northland
197	Sanson	495	495	481	Manawatu-Wanganui
198	Seddon	477	510	528	Marlborough
199	Sefton	501	582	684	Canterbury
200	Shannon	1 407	1 368	1 290	Manawatu-Wanganui
201	Snells Beach	3 057	3 234	3 508	Auckland
202	Southbridge	720	735	748	Canterbury
203	Stirling	294	309	314	Otago
204	Stratford	5 232	5 337	5 258	Taranaki
205	Taihape	1 803	1 788	1 694	Manawatu-Wanganui
206	Taipa Bay-Mangonui	1 587	1 566	1 554	Northland
207	Tairua	1 461	1 266	1 083	Waikato
208	Taitapu	417	411	389	Canterbury
209	Takaka	1 188	1 152	1 088	Tasman
210	Takapau	582	513	435	Manawatu-Wanganui
211	Taneatua	753	792	804	Bay of Plenty
212	Tapanui	846	747	625	Otago
213	Tapawera	384	405	420	Tasman
214	Taumarunui	5 139	5 055	4 724	Manawatu-Wanganui
215	Taupo	20 358	21 297	22 504	Waikato
216	Tauranga	95 661	108 888	128 351	Bay of Plenty
217	Te Anau	1 854	1 899	1 948	Southland
218	Te Aroha	3 684	3 768	3 759	Waikato
219	Te Awamutu	13 452	14 457	15 340	Waikato
220	Te Horo	642	675	709	Wellington
221	Te Kaha	375	306	248	Bay of Plenty
222	Te Karaka	552	546	520	Gisborne
223	Te Kauwhata	1 095	1 191	1 307	Waikato
224	Te Kopuru	480	456	420	Northland
225	Te Kuiti	4 377	4 419	4 324	Waikato
226	Temuka	3 996	4 044	4 025	Canterbury
227	Te Puke	6 771	7 080	7 414	Bay of Plenty
228	Te Puru-Thornton Bay	954	939	893	Waikato
229	Te Teko	630	627	612	Waikato
230	Thames	6 702	6 756	6 694	Waikato
231	Timaru	26 745	26 892	26 429	Canterbury
232	Tirau	726	732	720	Waikato
233	Tokomaru	549	513	458	Manawatu-Wanganui
234	Tokomaru Bay	462	447	420	Gisborne
235	Tokoroa	14 427	13 530	12 121	Waikato
236	Tolaga Bay	870	831	768	Gisborne
237	Tuai	270	249	223	Hawke's Bay
238	Tuatapere	681	582	465	Southland
239	Turangi	3 441	3 240	2 917	Waikato
240	Twizel	1 014	1 017	975	Canterbury
241	Upper Hutt	34 605	36 405	37 529	Wellington
242	Urenui	417	429	435	Taranaki
243	Waharoa	531	507	467	Waikato
244	Waiau	252	249	237	Canterbury
245	Waiheke	7 137	7 689	8 509	Auckland
246	Waihi	4 524	4 500	4 357	Waikato
247	Waihi Beach	1 911	1 776	1 617	Waikato
248	Waikouaiti	1 095	1 095	1 055	Otago
249	Waikuku	738	783	834	Canterbury
250	Waimana	654	612	557	Bay of Plenty
251	Waimate	2 757	2 835	2 814	Canterbury
252	Waiouru	1 647	1 383	1 045	Manawatu-Wanganui
253	Waipawa	1 872	1 926	1 945	Hawke's Bay
254	Waipukurau	3 909	4 008	4 026	Hawke's Bay
255	Wairoa	4 428	4 272	3 915	Hawke's Bay
256	Waitakere	173 643	192 327	216 554	Auckland
257	Waitara	6 249	6 291	6 156	Taranaki
258	Waitati	495	501	489	Otago
259	Waitoa	360	318	266	Waikato
260	Waiuku	6 666	7 725	9 166	Waikato
261	Wakefield	1 500	1 878	2 409	Tasman
262	Wallacetown	624	591	532	Southland
263	Wanaka	3 330	5 040	8 128	Otago
264	Wanganui	39 417	38 973	37 489	Manawatu-Wanganui
265	Warkworth	2 826	3 270	3 900	Auckland
266	Warrington	399	426	447	Otago
267	Waverley	906	861	785	Taranaki
268	Wellington	163 104	178 671	195 702	Wellington
269	Wellsford	1 740	1 671	1 587	Auckland
270	Westport	3 783	3 900	3 830	West Coast
271	Whakatane	17 781	18 207	18 528	Bay of Plenty
272	Whangamata	3 963	3 555	3 178	Waikato
273	Whangarei	46 113	49 080	51 644	Northland
274	Whitianga	3 078	3 768	4 704	Waikato
275	Winton	2 100	2 088	2 018	Southland
276	Woodend	2 238	2 616	3 358	Canterbury
277	Woodlands	279	255	221	Southland
278	Woodville	1 479	1 401	1 277	Manawatu-Wanganui
279	Wyndham	573	516	436	Southland

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