Hamilton Urban Area

Hamilton Urban Area is a New Zealand urban area in the Waikato Region. It is the fourth largest urban area in the country with a population of 203,400. At its centre is Hamilton City, New Zealand's fourth largest territorial authority. While rural land separates Hamilton from many of the nearby towns, there is significant economic and social integration between the towns and Hamilton.

Like the urban areas of Auckland, Napier-Hastings and Wellington, the Hamilton urban area is subdivided into urban zones. The urban area contains around half the population of the Waikato Region.

Hamilton Urban Zone, with a population of 171,600, includes Hamilton City, the towns of Ngaruawahia, Taupiri, Horitiu, Gordonton, Ohaupo, Ngahinapouri, Te Kowhai, Whatawhata, Matangi, Tauwhare, Rukuhia and the surrounding rural outskirts. While outside the city limits of Hamilton City, there are many lifestyle blocks in the rural land surrounding the city, primarily in Tamahere, Matangi and Horsham Downs.