Waikato

Waikato Waikato
Waikato Region in New Zealand
Country	New Zealand
Seat	Hamilton City
Government [2]
• Type	Regional council
• Body	Waikato Regional Council
• Chair	Pamela Storey[1]
• Deputy chair	Bruce Clarkson
Area
• Land	23,901.09 km2 (9,228.26 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[3]
• Total	522,600
HDI (2021)	0.923[4] very high · 8th
Website	www.waikatoregion.govt.nz

Waikato (pronounced /ˈwaɪkɑːtɔː/) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is Hamilton.

1. ↑ "Waikato Regional Council chair and deputy selected". Waikato Regional Council. 27 October 2022.
2. ↑ "Your Councillors". Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
3. ↑ "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)
4. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.