Waitomo District
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Waitomo is a district-type municipality in the southwest of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand.
The district is a rural, predominantly dairy farming, region. The seat of the Waitomo District Council is at Te Kuiti, which has a population of 4419. No other town in the district has a population of over 500. The districts total population at the 2006 census was 9438, of whom 39% were Māori.
The area's main industries include sheep farming, forestry, and limestone quarrying.
The area is known for the popular Karst Waitomo Caves, 12 kilometres northwest of Te Kuiti. Numerous other caves are found in the limestone rock of the Waitomo district.
Waitomo also has a lovely old style hotel first built in 1908 and added onto in the 1930's. Waitomo Caves Hotel overlooks Waitomo Village and is a great place to stay while visiting all that Waitomo has to offer.
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Cities
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Districts
North Island : Far North • Whangarei • Kaipara • Rodney • Papakura • Franklin • Thames-Coromandel • Hauraki • Waikato • Matamata-Piako • Waipa • South Waikato • Otorohanga • Rotorua • Waitomo • Taupo • Western Bay of Plenty • Whakatane • Kawerau • Opotiki • Gisborne* • Wairoa • Hastings • Central Hawke's Bay • New Plymouth • Stratford • South Taranaki • Ruapehu • Wanganui • Rangitikei • Manawatu • Tararua • Horowhenua • Kapiti Coast • Masterton • Carterton • South Wairarapa
South Island : Tasman* • Marlborough* • Buller • Grey • Westland • Kaikoura • Hurunui • Waimakariri • Selwyn • Ashburton • Timaru • Mackenzie • Waimate • Waitaki • Queenstown-Lakes • Central Otago • Clutha • Gore • Southland
Territory: Chatham Islands
*unitary authority
