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| Far North District | ||
| Population | 57,900 June 2008 estimate [1] | |
| Land area | 7,323.86 km² (2,827.76 sq mi) | |
| Extent | Cape Reinga to Waimamaku; east to Cape Brett |
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The Far North District of New Zealand, as its name suggests, is the northernmost district within New Zealand, consisting of the northern tip of the North Island. The current mayor is Wayne Brown.
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Geography
This is the largest of three territorial authorities making up the Northland region. The district stretches from the capes and bays at the northern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula past Ninety Mile Beach to the main body of the North Auckland Peninsula, where it encompasses both the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
It borders on the Kaipara and Whangarei Districts, which are the other two territorial authorities in the Northland Region.
Population
The district includes the towns of Kaikohe and Kaitaia in the north, the cluster of towns around and inland from the Bay of Islands (Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell, Opua, Kawakawa and Moerewa), and the cluster of small settlements surrounding the Hokianga Harbour (Omapere, Opononi, Rawene, Panguru, Kohukohu, and Horeke).
The district has 57,900 people (June 2008 estimate),[1] of whom 40% are Māori. Over the last 10 years the district's population has defied national (and worldwide) trends by becoming increasingly rural. The largest town is Kerikeri with a population of 5856, followed by Kaitaia with 5202, and Kaikohe, the seat of the District Council, with 4113.
Local government
The Far North District Council was formed through the amalgamation of the former Counties of Mangonui, Hokianga, Whangaroa and Bay of Islands and the Boroughs of Kaitaia and Kaikohe.
Notes
- ^ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2008". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2008. http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/methods%20and%20services/tables/subnational%20population%20estimates/subnational-pop-estimate-jun2008-all-tables.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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