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==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|last=|first=|date= |website=thecommunityarchive.org.nz |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> The county boundaries had varied since five ridings were formed in Waipa county in 1876: [[
==Geography==
The district has a land area of 1,473.47 km² (568.91 sq mi). Its population
The [[Waikato River]] forms much of the eastern boundary of the district, before it flows north-westward through the district, past Cambridge. The [[Waipa 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=Waipa River, Waikato|last=|first=|date=|website=NZ Topo Map |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> the two rivers meet outside the district. The highest mountains are [[Mount Pirongia]] in the west and [[
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]].
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