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The Thames-Coromandel District Council in the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 is seated in the town of Thames
Thames, New Zealand

Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River, at ....
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Thames-Coromandel
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Main town:Thames
Thames, New Zealand

Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River, at ....
Other towns:Coromandel, Whangamata, Matarangi, Pauanui, Tairua, Whitianga
Territorial Authority
Name:Thames-Coromandel District Council
Mayor:Philippa Barriball
Extent:Colville Channel to Whangamata; Hauraki Gulf to Bay of Plenty
Land Area:2,297kmē
Website:http://www.tcdc.govt.nz
See also:Hauraki District
Hauraki District

The Hauraki District Council is a municipality in the North Island of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.The area covered by the district extends from the southwest corner of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries....
, Tauranga
Tauranga

Tauranga is a port city located in the western Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, approximately south-east of Auckland. It has an urban population of ...
Regional Council
Name:Environment Waikato
Website:http://www.ew.govt.nz/


The Thames-Coromandel District Council in the North Island
North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 is seated in the town of Thames
Thames, New Zealand

Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River, at ....
. It is located in the region around the Firth of Thames
Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames is a large Headlands and bays located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou River and Piako River, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames, New Zealand lies on its southeastern coast....
 and Coromandel Peninsula
Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Waikato region and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east....
, to the southeast of Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
. It is the first District council to be formed in New Zealand, being constituted in 1975.

Population

The district has a population of From the 2006 census 3,768 live in Whitianga, 1,476 in Coromandel, and 3,555 in Whangamata.

Local Government

The Thames-Coromandel District Council was formed from the amalgamation of the former Thames and Coromandel County Councils.

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