Rotorua
Rotorua
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| Nickname(s): Sulphur City, Roto-Vegas[1] | |
  Rotorua | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′16″S 176°15′05″E / 38.13778°S 176.25139°E | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Settled by Māori | c. 1350 |
| Founded | c. 1350 |
| Borough status | 1922 |
| City status | 1962 |
| City status revoked | 1989 |
| Electorate | Rotorua |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Chadwick |
| Area | |
| • Territorial | 2,614.9 km2 (1,009.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48.04 km2 (18.55 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 89.28 km2 (34.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (June 2020) | |
| • Urban | 58,500 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 58,500 |
| • Metro density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 3010, 3015 |
| Area code | 07 |
| Local iwi | Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa |
| Website | www |
Rotorua [ˌɾɔtɔˈɾʉa]) is a city on the southern area of Lake Rotorua. It is in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island.
Sister cities
[change | change source]Rotorua's sister cities are:[2]
- Beppu, Japan
- Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
- Lake Macquarie, Australia
- Wuzhong District, Suzhou, China
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Corbett, Jan (20 January 2001). "Rumblings in geyserland". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Rotorua Sister Cities". Rotorua Lakes Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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