Bay of Plenty
Te Moana-a-Toi (Māori) | |
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Coordinates: 38°S 177°E / 38°S 177°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
Seat | Whakatāne |
Government | |
• Chairperson | Doug Leeder |
Area | |
• Total | 12,231 km2 (4,722 sq mi) |
• Land | 12,072.00 km2 (4,661.03 sq mi) |
Population (June 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 347,700 |
• Density | 28/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
ISO 3166 code | NZ-BOP |
HDI (2021) | 0.921[2] very high · 9th |
Website | www |
Bay of Plenty (Māori: Te Moana-a-Toi, lit. 'Toi's Ocean'), sometimes abbreviated to BOP, is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the North Island. Its largest city is Whakatāne.
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South Island | ||
* Governed by a unitary authority rather than a regional council |