page_title: Auckland
section_title: Scope
hierarchical_section_title: Auckland / Geography / Scope
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Skyline von Auckland City, im Vordergrund ist ein Teil von Mt. Eden sichtbar, links im Hintergrund ist die Auckland Harbour Bridge. Panorama zusammengesetzt aus 2x20 Hochformatbildern. English: The Skyline of Auckland City, in the foreground a part of Mt. Eden is visible, left in the background is the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Panorama stitched from 2x20 portrait format images. Français&#160;: Vue panoramique d'Auckland. Au premier plan, on peut voir une partie du Mont Eden. A l'arrière plan, on voit le Auckland Harbour Bridge sur la gauche. Panorama obtenu à partir de 40 photos format portrait distribuée en deux rangs.
context_page_description: Auckland is a metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country, Auckland has an urban population of about 1,467,800. It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,642,800. Auckland is a diverse, multicultural and cosmopolitan city, home to the largest Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography.
  Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, then extending in Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 dormant volcanic cones. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean.
context_section_description: The boundaries of Auckland are imprecisely defined. The greater Auckland urban area—as it is defined by Statistics New Zealand—spans 1,102.9 square kilometres (425.8 sq mi) and extends to Waiwera in the north, Kumeū in the north-west, and Runciman in the south. It is not contiguous; the section from Waiwera to Whangaparaoa Peninsula is separate from its nearest neighbouring suburb of Long Bay.  Auckland forms New Zealand's largest urban area.
  The Auckland urban area lies within the Auckland Region, an administrative region that takes its name from the city. The region encompasses the city centre, as well as suburbs, surrounding towns, nearshore islands, and rural areas north and south of the urban area.
  The Auckland central business district (CBD)—the city centre—is the most built-up area of the region. The CBD covers 433 hectares in a triangular area, and is bounded by the Auckland waterfront on the Waitematā Harbour and the inner-city suburbs of Ponsonby, Newton and Parnell. Auckland's metropolitan area is made up of over two hundred suburban areas. The outermost suburbs are Orewa in the north, Papakura in the south, Henderson in the west and Howick in the east. Beyond these suburbs lie the towns of Wellsford, Warkworth and Helensville to the north, and Clevedon, Pukekohe and Waiuku to the south.
caption: Auckland cityscape viewed from Maungawhau / Mount Eden. The nearer body of water is the Waitematā Harbour and the farther the Hauraki Gulf.
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