List of localities in Waikato

This is a list of localities in Waikato as defined by government agency Statistics New Zealand in 2013, listed by the territorial authorities to which each locality belongs. Waikato is a region of New Zealand in the central North Island which reaches from coast to coast and from Coromandel Peninsula in the north to Lake Taupō and King Country in the south. Many boundaries and names were changed in the 2018 census. It is bordered by Auckland to the north, Bay of Plenty to the east, and Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's Bay to the south.

Thames-Coromandel District

The Thames-Coromandel District is located in the area around the Firth of Thames and Coromandel Peninsula, to the southeast of Auckland. At the 2006 Census, Thames-Coromandel had 25,941 people (including 4,020 self-identified Māori) and 22,704 occupied dwellings. The district council is seated in the district's largest town, Thames, and was constituted before any other district council in 1975. Thames is located in the southwest of the district; the other major settlements are Whitianga in the northeast and Whangamatā in the southeast.

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsWhitianga 3,768 (2006) 1,674 (2006)Coromandel 1,473 (2006) 642 (2006)Te Rerenga 4,173 (2006) 1,896 (2006)Whangamatā 3,555 (2006) 1,701 (2006)Tairua 1,269 (2006) 603 (2006)Moanataiari (northern area of Thames) 2,472 (2006) 1,146 (2006)Parawai (southern area of Thames) 4,284 (2006) 1,734 (2006)Pauanui Beach 750 (2013) 399 (2013 - 1,749 unoccupied)Hikuai 3,252 (2006) 1,314 (2013)Te Puru-Thornton Bay 942 (2006) 426 (2006)Inlets-Thames-Coromandel District n/a n/aIslands-Thames-Coromandel District 12 (2006) n/a

Hauraki District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesNgatea1,245531 (2013)Hauraki Plains2,508930 (2013)Turua1,317483 (2013)Kerepehi429162 (2013)Ohinemuri3,1111,278 (2013)includes Karangahake Gorge, Waikino and WhiritoaPaeroa3,8851,647 (2013)Waihi4,5272,001 (2013)

Waikato District

Locality 2013 Population 2013 Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesBuckland846294Redoubt19872south west of TuakauOpuawhanga23481south east of TuakauPōkeno1,782615Mangatāwhiri1,533543Otaua2,268810see Awaroa River, Maioro, Parkinsons Lake and Karioitahi BeachTuakau4,1851,443Onewhero3,3811,401Rotowaro00Raglan2,7361,143Waikato Western Hills3,9781,437Waikato Western Hills is a New Zealand census area unit covering a large low population area within Waikato District. It includes the localities of Rotongaro, Ruawaro, Renown, Mahuta, Glen Afton, Glen Massey, Waingaro, Ohautira, Waitetuna, Glen Tui and Karakariki.NZStats interactive map Te Uku1,896681Area unit includes Te Mata, Ruapuke and the north side of Aotea Harbour.Te Ākau930348Te Kauwhata1,473552Matangi2,157735Whitikahu2,115708Taupiri417162Eureka2,187750includes Tauwhare and Waitakaruru StreamGordonton1,137342Tauwharesee TamahereKainui2,766942includes HopuhopuTamahere5,6281,875Waerenga2,538666Maramarua1,011372Meremere468150Huntly West2,835906see HuntlyHuntly East4,1191,539Horotiu771279Te Kowhai1,512549Whatawhata2,475831Ngāruawāhia5,1271,719Inlet-Raglan Harbour00Inlet-Aotea Harbour North00

Matamata-Piako District

Locality 2013 Population 2013 Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesTahuroa2,652948includes MangateparuWaitoa306120Springdale2,454891Waihou-Walton3,9991,470includes WaltonTe Aroha3,9061,662Morrinsville West2,562978Morrinsville East4,4311,773Waharoa465147Okauia1,965723Te Poi801285Hinuera906336Matamata North2,9281,260Matamata South4,1641,656

Hamilton City

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesSylvesterFlagstaffHorsham DownsRototunaHuntingtonPeacockeTemple ViewBryantPuketePukete WestTe RapaBurbushin 2018 it became part of Rotokauri-WaiwhakarekeRotokauriNawtonCrawshawGrandviewBrymerin 2018 divided between Nawton West and Western HeightsDinsdale Northsee DinsdaleDinsdale Southsee DinsdaleBeerescourtMaeroaFrankton JunctionSwarbrickHamilton LakeMelvilleGlenviewQueenwoodChedworthPorrittInsollFairview DownsChartwellHamilton CentralClarkinClaudelandsEnderleyPeachgroveHamilton EastNaylorBaderUniversitySilverdaleHillcrest Westsee HillcrestRiverlea

Waipa District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesTe Pahu1,272462Hautapu1,914639Swayne1,461438north of CambridgeCambridge - North3,0061,137Cambridge - West2,7181,185Cambridge - Central765345Cambridge - Leamington West3,5281,341Cambridge - Leamington East3,8491,482Ōhaupō519186Kihikihi1,974726Ngāhinapōuri2,106735Lake Cameron1,176399Te Rore420156see PaterangiPirongia1,410513Pokuru528186see KakepukuLake Ngaroto564201Tokanui444147Pukerimu462162Kaipaki975354Rotoorangi1,935682Te Rahu900330Kihikihi Flat798291see RangiaowhiaAllen Road20472Rotongata816291Te Awamutu West1,305474Te Awamutu Central3,3211,368Te Awamutu East2,7691,107Te Awamutu South2,9131,176Karapiro2,625936see also Karapiro Power Station, Maungakawa, Maungatautari and Piarere

Ōtorohanga District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesKawhia - Community339153Ōtorohanga - Town2,5141,005Ōtorohanga - Rural West1,845705Te Kawa450153Ōtorohanga - Rural East3,9931,287Te Motu Island00Ōtorohanga District - Inlets00

South Waikato District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesTīrau693294Mangakaretu23187see TokoroaKinleith23790Tapapa999369Arapuni2,190816Lichfield987369Wawa711270see ĀtiamuriParaonui1,725684see TokoroaParkdale666255see TokoroaPutāruru3,7771,515Matarawa1,899741see TokoroaStanley Park2,034771see TokoroaTokoroa Central720288Aotea2,9791,038see TokoroaStrathmore2,070741see TokoroaAmisfield15660see Tokoroa

Waitomo District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesPiopio396165Taharoa23184Māhoenui402162see Awakino and MokauMarokopa1,536588see AwamarinoWaipa Valley1,050372see BenneydaleMokauiti1,026390Te Kūiti4,2181,578Inlet-Waitomo District00

Taupō District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesKuratau273114Mangakino741312Tūrangi2,9951,173Acacia Bay1,425570Wairakei-Aratiatia606207see Aratiatia Power Station and WairakeiMaunganamu411150Taupō East63Wharewaka498252Rangatira Park696291Rangatira7836Lakewood1,425594Marotiri1,557552see ĀtiamuriOruanui2,268822Kinloch489198Broadlands639213see Iwitahi and Bruce McLaren Motorsport ParkRangipo9930Nukuhau1,509606Taupō Central3,5731,479Tauhara4,1131,566Hilltop3,5401,422Waipahihi1,881762Richmond Heights2,103783Inland Water - Lake Taupō00

Rotorua District

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesGolden Springs1,344468Reporoa450162Ngakuru1,695606Arahiwi17754

Area outside territorial authority

Locality Population Occupied Dwellings Features and FacilitiesInlet - Firth of ThamesOceanic-Waikato Region WestBays-Thames-Coromandel DistrictOceanic-Waikato Region East

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