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Encyclopedia > South Waikato (district), New Zealand

The South Waikato district is a municipality located between the c9ities of Hamilton and Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. It is within the Waikato region.

The district covers the towns of Tokoroa, Putaruru, and Tirau. The seat of the South Waikato District Council is at Tokoroa.

As at the 2001 census, the distict's population was 23,469, of whom 65% lived in Tokoroa. Putaruru's population was 3714, and Tirau's was 705. The region's population decreased markedly during the 1990s, dropping over 3000 since the 1991 census.

The district's main industries are related to forestry and timber production. Several hydroelectric projects are located at the district's western edge.

External links

The council's site (http://www.swktodc.govt.nz/)

Territorial Authorities of New Zealand
Cities:
North Shore \| Waitakere \| Auckland \| Manukau \| Hamilton \| Tauranga \| Napier \| Palmerston North \| Porirua \| Upper Hutt \| Lower Hutt \| Wellington \| Nelson* \| Christchurch \| Dunedin \| Invercargill
Districts:
North Island: \| Far North \| Whangarei \| Kaipara \| Rodney \| Papakura \| Franklin \| Thames-Coromandel \| Hauraki \| Waikato \| Matamata-Piako \| Waipa \| South Waikato \| Otorohanga \| Rotorua \| Waitomo \| Taupo \| Western Bay of Plenty \| Whakatane \| Kawerau\| Opotiki \| Gisborne* \| Wairoa \| Hastings \| Central Hawke's Bay \| New Plymouth \| Stratford \| South Taranaki \| Ruapehu \| Wanganui \| Rangitikei \| Manawatu \| Tararua \| Horowhenua \| Kapiti Coast \| Masterton \| Carterton \| South Wairarapa
South Island: Tasman* \| Marlborough* \| Buller \| Grey \| Westland \| Kaikoura \| Hurunui \| Waimakariri \| Banks Peninsula \| Selwyn\| Ashburton \| Timaru \| Mackenzie \| Waimate \| Waitaki \| Queenstown-Lakes \| Central Otago \| Clutha \| Gore \| Southland
Territory: Chatham Islands
*unitary authorities

Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Waikato | Territorial Authorities of New Zealand

Results from FactBites:

South Waikato District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (145 words)
	The South Waikato district is a municipality located between the c9ities of Hamilton and Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand.
	The seat of the South Waikato District Council is at Tokoroa.
	As at the 2001 census, the distict's population was 23,469, of whom 65% lived in Tokoroa.

Waikato (district), New Zealand - definition of Waikato (district), New Zealand in Encyclopedia (235 words)
	The Waikato District is the municipality in the northern Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.
	It is administered by the Waikato District Council, whose headquarters are in Ngaruawahia.
	The district is centred to the north and west of the city of Hamilton, and takes in much of the northern Waikato Plains and also the coastal Hakarimata hills.

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