Taranaki

Taranaki is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is New Plymouth and its seat is Stratford.

Taranaki
Region of New Zealand
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Seat	Stratford
Territorial authorities	List New Plymouth District South Taranaki District Stratford District (part)
Government
• Chairperson	Charlotte Littlewood
Area
• Region	7,257 km2 (2,802 sq mi)
• Land	7,254.51 km2 (2,800.98 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[1]
• Region	128,700
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
ISO 3166 code	NZ-TKI
HDI (2021)	0.939[2] very high · 3rd
Website	www.trc.govt.nz

Situated around the volcanic summit of Mount Taranaki. The region is 7258 km² in size. There are two sizable bays, North Taranaki Bight and South Taranaki Bight, to the north-west and south-west of Cape Egmont.