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Auckland City
| Auckland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Territorial Authority | Name | Auckland City |
| Population | 420,700 | |
| Extent | Auckland isthmus, Hauraki Gulf islands | |
| Regional Council | Name | Auckland |
- This article is about the City of Auckland. For a more general overview, see the main article Auckland.
Auckland City is the territorial authority covering the Auckland isthmus. This city and its neighbouring cities, namely North Shore, Waitakere and Manukau make up the Auckland urban area.
The city's mayor, as of 2005, is Dick Hubbard.
Geography
Auckland City lies on an isthmus. The Waitemata Harbour, which opens to the Hauraki Gulf, separates the isthmus from North Shore City and north. The Manukau Harbour, which opens to the Tasman Sea, separates the isthmus from Manukau City and the south.
List of Suburbs
These lists of suburbs are arranged geographically, and are presented clockwise according to their direction from the city centre.
Inner City
Mechanics Bay, Parnell, Remuera, Newmarket, Grafton, Mount Eden, Balmoral, Morningside, Grey Lynn, Ponsonby, Freemans Bay, Herne Bay, Saint Mary's Bay.
To the east
Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Saint Heliers, Orakei, Glendowie, Glen Innes, Meadowbank, Point England, Saint John, Tamaki, Panmure, Mount Wellington, Ellerslie.
To the south
Penrose, Greenlane, Oranga, Te Papapa, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Royal Oak, Epsom, Hillsborough, Three Kings, Mount Roskill, Lynfield, Blockhouse Bay, Sandringham.
To the west
Owairaka, Avondale, Mount Albert, Kingsland, Waterview, Western Springs, Point Chevalier, Westmere.
For the suburbs of the other cities within the Auckland urban area, see North Shore, Manukau and Waitakere.
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