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Image:NZ-ManukauCity.png Manukau City (orange). The darker orange shows the urban area within the (grey) greater Auckland conurbation's urban area Manukau City is a city in the Auckland region of New Zealand. It is the third most populous city in New Zealand. The area is commonly referred to as South Auckland, but this term does not possess any official recognition and does not encompass East Auckland, which is within the official boundaries of Manukau City.
Origin of NameThe name Manukau is of Māori origin, and may mean "wading birds", although it has been suggested that the name of the harbour after which the city is named was originally Manuka, a type of native tree. History
GeographyThe Manukau City area is concentrated immediately to the south of the Otahuhu isthmus, the narrowest connection between Auckland City and the Northland region and the rest of the north island. At its narrowest, between the Otahuhu Creek arm of the Tamaki River (itself an estuarial arm of the Hauraki Gulf) in the east and the Mangere Inlet (an arm of the Manukau Harbour) to the west, the isthmus is only some 1500 metres across. The area to the south of the isthmus contains the heart of Manukau, sprawled on either side of State Highways 1 and 20, the latter of which approaches from the west after crossing Mangere Bridge. The area known as Manukau central is located close to the junction of these two highways, some 20 kilometres southeast of the centre of Auckland city. Considerable rural and semi-rural land to the east of Manukau central is also within the city's limits. This extends towards the Hunua Ranges close to the Firth of Thames, and takes in such communities as Clevedon and Maraetai.
Auckland International Airport is located in Mangere, in the west of Manukau, close to the waters of the Manukau Harbour. PopulationFor some years before the 1989 reorganisation of local government, the then Manukau City had the highest population of any city or district in the country. Like most of the rest of the region, Manukau is ethnically diverse, and is home to many cultures, especially Māori and members of Polynesian ethnicities, with a recent concentration of Asians in and near Howick. It is densely populated by New Zealand standards, despite having very few apartments. Secondary Schools in Manukau City
Wards of Manukau CityManukau City is divided into 7 wards. Names of wards and lists of main suburbs/towns in each follow: Botany-Clevedon Ward
Howick Ward
Mangere Ward
Manurewa Ward
Otara Ward
Pakuranga Ward Papatoetoe Ward
Prominent people
Elected Members (October 2004)
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