Wellington Region
Appearance
Greater Wellington
(Wellington Region) Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui (Māori) | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
Established | 1989 |
Seat | Wellington |
Territorial authorities | |
Government | |
• Body | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
• Chairperson | Daran Ponter (Labour) |
Area | |
• Land | 8,049.44 km2 (3,107.91 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[1] | |
• Region | 550,500 |
Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
HDI (2021) | 0.958[2] very high · 1st |
Website | GW.govt.nz |
Wellington (Māori: Te Upoko o te Ika, lit. 'The Head of the Fish') is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. It is named after Wellington.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.