Claim: The population of Hunter Region extends throughout nine cities, the one with the highest population (as of 2016) is City of Lake Macquarie which had 202,847 citizens that year.
Evidence: City of Newcastle City of Maitland Port Stephens Council City of Cessnock Singleton Council Muswellbrook Shire Upper Hunter Shire Dungog Shire 1 City of Lake Macquarie 202,847