Auckland
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Auckland is located in the Auckland Region of New Zealand[1]. The official languages of the area are English and Māori. In 2020, it had a population of 1.5M[2].
It covers an area of 559 and has an elevation of 196. Auckland observes the time zones UTC+12:00 and UTC+13:00.
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Auckland Region[4]
- Country: New Zealand[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Waitematā Harbour[6], Manukau Harbour[7], Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana[8]
- Head of government: Wayne Brown[9]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[10]
- Instance of: port city[11], largest city[12], global city[13], metropolis[14]
- Official language: English[15], Māori[16]
- Named after: George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Guangzhou[18], Los Angeles[19], Brisbane[20], Busan[21], Fukuoka[22], Hamburg[23], Galway[24], Taichung[25], Pohang[26], Nadi[27], Utsunomiya[28], Shinagawa[29], Kakogawa[30], Tomioka[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Auckland[32]
- Postal code: 0600–2699[33]
- Commons category: Auckland[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+12:00[35], UTC+13:00[36]
- Local dialing code: 09[37]
- Inception: 1840[38]
- Highest point: Maungawhau / Mount Eden[39]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Island[40]
- Authority: Auckland Council[41]
- Official website: https://aucklandnz.com[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Auckland[43]
- Commons gallery: Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau[44]
- Population: 1,467,800[45], 1,346,091[46], 1,470,100[47], 954,000[48]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Auckland[49]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[51], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[52], The New Student's Reference Work[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Auckland include Auckland Airport[54], an international airport[55], in New Zealand[56]; Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland[57], an air base[58], in New Zealand[59]; 19620 Auckland[60], an asteroid[61]; and Climocella akarana[62], a taxon[63].
Why It Matters
Auckland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Auckland is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Auckland include Auckland Airport[54], an international airport[55], in New Zealand[56]; Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland[57], an air base[58], in New Zealand[59]; 19620 Auckland[60], an asteroid[61]; and Climocella akarana[62], a taxon[63].