Waikato

RegionNZ-WKO

Region of New Zealand.

OceaniaCapital: HamiltonLanguage: English
Population
514K
Metros tracked
1
329K in metros (64%)
Composite score
2.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Region
ISO 3166-2: NZ-WKO
At a glance
Area
25,598 km²
Population density
20 /km²
Human Development Index
0.927 (2023)
Rank in New Zealand
5th of 17 by composite score
Area rank
4th of 16 by area
Largest tracked metro
Hamilton (NZ)

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Waikato metro footprint

1 metro
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#734Hamilton (NZ)
2.6
329KEmerging Metro