Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island. Auckland is the largest urban area in the country, with an urban population of around . It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of . A diverse and multicultural city, Auckland is home to the largest Polynesian population in the world. The Māori language name for Auckland is ' or ', meaning "Tāmaki with a hundred lovers", in reference to the desirability of its fertile land at the hub of waterways in all directions. It has also been called "Ākarana", the Māori pronunciation of the English name. 

The Auckland urban area (as defined by Statistics New Zealand) ranges to Waiwera in the north, Kumeu in the northwest, and Runciman in the south. Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with dozens of dormant volcanic cones. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have a harbour on each of two separate major bodies of water.
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a city
 a city
New Zealand
New Zealand
North
North
Auckland Region
 Auckland Region
Auckland Council
Auckland Council
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largest urban area in the country,
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largest urban area in the country
outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf,
outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf,
largest Polynesian population in the world.
largest Polynesian population in the world. 
Māori
Māori 
Tāmaki with a hundred lovers
Tāmaki with a hundred lovers
desirability of its fertile land
desirability of its fertile land
Ākarana
Ākarana
Māori pronunciation of the English name.
Māori pronunciation of the English name. 
Waiwera
Waiwera
Runciman
Runciman
Kumeu
Kumeu
Manukau
 Manukau
Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean
Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean
rainforest
 rainforest 