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Waikato ( or ) is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment. Other major catchments are those of the Waihou, Piako, Awakino and Mokau rivers. The region is bounded by Auckland on the north, Bay of Plenty on the east, Hawke's Bay on the south-east, and Manawatu-Wanganui and Taranaki on the south. Waikato Region is the fourth largest region in the country in area and population:〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Waikato Regional Council )〕 It has an area of 25,000 km² and a population of The region encompasses all or part of eleven territorial authorities, the most of any region of New Zealand. It is centred on the Waikato which consists of Waikato District, Matamata-Piako District, Waipa District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City.〔 In descending order of land area the eleven territorial authorities are Taupo District (part), Waitomo District (part), Waikato District, Thames-Coromandel District, Otorohanga District, South Waikato District, Matamata-Piako District, Waipa District, Hauraki District, Rotorua District (part), and Hamilton City. The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; ''waikato'' is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water" (specifically, ''wai'' = "water" and ''kato'' = "the pull of the river current in the sea"). ==Cities and towns== (詳細はHamilton, with an urban and peri-urban population of .〔 It is home to the University of Waikato and the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). Other major towns in the region are Tokoroa, Te Awamutu, Cambridge and Taupo with respective populations of , , and . (These populations include the urban and peri-urban areas). The region also includes the smaller towns of Huntly, Matamata, Morrinsville, Ngaruawahia, Otorohanga, Paeroa, Putaruru, Raglan, Te Aroha, Te Kauwhata, Te Kuiti, Thames, Tirau, Tuakau, Turangi, Whangamata and Whitianga. }% |- |Taupo |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Cambridge |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Te Awamutu |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Tokoroa |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Huntly |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Matamata |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Morrinsville |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Thames |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Waihi |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Whitianga |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Te Kuiti |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Paeroa |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Te Aroha |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Putaruru |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Turangi |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Raglan |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Otorohanga |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Coromandel |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Te Kauwhata〔 |align=right| 1,470 |align=right| *100|1}}% |- |Tairua |align=right| |align=right|/ *100|1}}% |- |Ngatea〔 population unavailable; population is as of the 2013 census.〕 |align=right| 1,250 |align=right| *100|1}}% |} 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waikato」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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