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|subdivision_name2 = Te Awamutu<br/>Cambridge<br/>[[Pirongia]]<br/>Maungatautari<br/>Kakepuku
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'''Waipa District''' (or '''Waipā District''') is a [[municipality]] in the [[Waikato|Waikato region]] of [[New Zealand]] that is administered by the [[Waipa District Council]]. Its most populous town is [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]]. The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, [[Te Awamutu]]. The district is south and south-east of the city of [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]. It has five wards: [[Te Awamutu]], [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]], [[Pirongia]], Maungatautari and Kakepuku.
Although the official name remains Waipa District,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NZGB Gazetteer|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/15027
==History==
The District was formed from Waipa [[Counties of New Zealand|County Council]] and its town boroughs in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/66042 |title=Te Awamutu Borough Council|website=thecommunityarchive.org.nz |language=en|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> The county boundaries
In 1923, Waipa County covered {{Convert|429|mi2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 9,275, with {{Convert|283|mi|abbr=on}} of [[gravel road]]s, {{Convert|506|mi|abbr=on}} of mud roads and {{Convert|153|mi|abbr=on}} of tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 Aug 1923|title=KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER Main Highways - Conference at Hamilton|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KSRA19230803.2.27
==Geography==
The [[Waikato River]] forms much of the eastern boundary of the district, before it flows north-westward through the district, past [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]]. The [[Waipā River]], the Waikato River's main tributary, flows northwards through the western part of the district;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz57070/Waipa-River/Waikato|title=Waipā River, Waikato|website=NZ Topo Map |language=en|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> the two rivers meet outside the district. The highest mountains are [[Mount Pirongia]] in the west and [[Maungatautari]] in the east.
The region's economy is based largely on [[dairy]] farming and [[cereal]] production. The southeastern corner of the district includes the [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] project at [[Lake Karapiro|Karapiro]].
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|2006|42,501|2013|46,668|2018|53,241|2023|58,686|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/><ref name="Census 2023"/>}}
{{Bar chart|title=Ethnicities, 2023 Census|float=left|label_type=Ethnicity|data_type=Population|data_max=50748|label1=New Zealand European|data1=50748|label2=Māori|data2=9303|label3=Pasifika|data3=1332|label4=Asian|data4=3552|label5=MELAA|data5=426|label6=Other|data6=744}}
Ethnicities were
Waipā District had a population of 53,241 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]]. There were 19,518 households, comprising 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people
Of those at least 15 years old, 8,175 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 8,130 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 8,256 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 21,927 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 6,345 (15.0%) were part-time, and 1,269 (3.0%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Waipa District (017)|waipa-district|Waipa District}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.waipadc.govt.nz/ Council website]
* [http://www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-district/about-our-district/ Council's District profile]
* [https://onehera.waikato.ac.nz/nodes/view/1775?keywords=&type=all&lsk=b979ed516603e732bdbd67f0a8874f5b 1935 Waipa County Council map]
{{Adjacent communities
| title = Adjacent cities and districts
| Centre = Waipa
| N = [[Waikato District|Waikato]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
| NE = [[Matamata-Piako District|Matamata-Piako]]
| SE = [[South Waikato District|South Waikato]]
| S = [[Otorohanga District|Otorohanga]]
| W = [[Waikato District|Waikato]]
}}
{{Waipa District}}
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand}}
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