Taranaki

Taranaki is a region of 129,000 in the North Island of that is dominated by its volcanic mountain, Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The volcano has formed a gently sloping semi-circular coastal plain on its western side and a wide plain of rich farm land in the east to connect it to the rest of the North Island.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include New Plymouth and Egmont National Park.

is the largest city with an urban population of 58,000 in the Taranaki region, on the western coast of in , about midway between and , but well to the west.

is in Taranaki, . It was the second national park to be established in Aotearoa way back in 1900, with only in Waikato/Manawatu-Whanganui being established prior.

is in Taranaki, . Sitting on the banks of the Patea River, enjoys impressive views of Mount Taranaki/Egmont. The mountain provides a year-round source of recreation, with skiing, hiking, climbing and scenic walks.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Hawera.

is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of 's , with a population of 11,050.

Taranaki

Latitude of center
-39.1667° or 39° 10′ south
Longitude of center
174.6667° or 174° 40′ east
Population
131,000
Elevation
211 metres (692 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2181872
Wiki­data ID
Q140207
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Taranaki” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إقليم تاراناكي
  • Aragonese: Taranaki
  • Balinese: Taranaki
  • Basque: Taranaki eskualdea
  • Belarusian: Таранакі
  • Bengali: তারানাকি অঞ্চল
  • Bulgarian: Таранаки
  • Catalan: Taranaki
  • Cebuano: Taranaki
  • Chinese: Taranaki Tōa-khu
  • Chinese: 塔拉納基大區
  • Chinese: 塔拉纳基大区
  • Chinese: 塔拉纳奇
  • Chinese: 塔拉那基
  • Chinese: 塔纳纳奇省
  • Croatian: Taranaki
  • Danish: Taranaki Region
  • Dutch: Taranaki
  • Esperanto: regiono Taranaki
  • Esperanto: Regiono Taranaki
  • Esperanto: Taranaki Regiono
  • Estonian: Taranaki piirkond
  • Finnish: Taranakin alue
  • French: Taranaki
  • Georgian: ტარანაკი
  • Georgian: ტარანაკის რეგიონი
  • German: NZ-TKI
  • German: Taranaki
  • Greek: Tαρανάκι
  • Greek: Ταρανάκι
  • Gujarati: તારાનાકી પ્રદેશ
  • Hebrew: אזור טראנאקי
  • Hebrew: טראנאקי
  • Hindi: तारानाकी क्षेत्र
  • Hindi: तारानाकी
  • Indonesian: Taranaki
  • Italian: Taranaki
  • Japanese: タラナキ
  • Japanese: タラナキ地方
  • Kannada: ತರಣಕಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 타라나키 지방
  • Korean: 타라나키
  • Latvian: Taranaki reģions
  • Lithuanian: Taranakio regionas
  • Macedonian: Таранаки
  • Malay: Wilayah Taranaki
  • Maori: Takiwā o Taranaki
  • Maori: Taranaki
  • Marathi: तारानाकी प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Taranaki Tōa-khu
  • Moroccan Arabic: جيهة طاراناكي
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Taranaki Region
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Taranaki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Taranaki
  • Norwegian: Taranaki
  • Occitan (post 1500): Taranaki
  • Persian: تاراناکی
  • Polish: Taranaki
  • Portuguese: Taranaki
  • Russian: Таранаки
  • Scottish Gaelic: Taranaki Region
  • Scottish Gaelic: Taranaki
  • Serbo-Croatian: Taranaki
  • Sinhala: ටරනකි කලාපය, නවසීලන්තය
  • Sinhala: ටරනකි කලාපය
  • Slovenian: NZ-TKI
  • Slovenian: Taranaki
  • Spanish: Región de Taranaki
  • Spanish: Taranaki
  • Swedish: Taranaki
  • Tamil: தரானாகி பகுதி
  • Telugu: తారానాకి ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: ทารานากิ
  • Thai: ทารานากี
  • Turkish: Taranaki Bölgesi
  • Turkish: Taranaki
  • Ukrainian: Таранакі
  • Urdu: تاراناکی
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Taranaki
  • Western Armenian: Թարանաքի շրջան

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