Place:North Island, New Zealand

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NameNorth Island
Alt namesTe Ika-A-Mauisource: Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 236
TypeNational division
Located inNew Zealand
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The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of

Twelve cities are in the North Island: Auckland, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Hamilton, Hastings, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Wanganui, Whangarei and Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island. Approximately % of New Zealand's population lives in the North Island.

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