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The Waikato local government region
The Waikato region is a local government region on the western side of the North Island.
It stretches from Lake Taupo and northern King Country in the south, up to the Coromandel Peninsula and the boundary with the Auckland Region.
The region has an area of 25,000 km², and a population of 402,200 (June 2008 estimate).
It encompasses all or parts of twelve separate Districts, the most by any region.
In descending order of land area the Districts are Taupo (part), Waitomo (part), Waikato, Thames-Coromandel, Otorohanga, South Waikato, Matamata-Piako, Waipa, Franklin (part), Hauraki, Rotorua (part), and Hamilton City.
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The Waikato region (general use of term)
The term Waikato is likely to generally include only a part of the local government region, excluding areas around the Coromandel Peninsula and Thames Valley in the north and around and to the north of Lake Taupo in the southeast.
The Waikato District
Waikato also refers to the district administered by the Waikato District Council.
This covers the towns of Ngaruawahia, Huntly and Raglan.
The Waikato River
The Waikato refers to the long river from which the region gets its name.
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