New Plymouth is the major city of the
Taranaki Region on the west coast of the
North Island of
New Zealand. It is named after
Plymouth,
Devon, England, from where the first
English settlers migrated. The
New Plymouth District includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns. The New Plymouth District is the 10th largest district (out of 67) in New Zealand, and has 1.7 percent of New Zealand's population. The district has a population of 74,184 — about two thirds of the total population of the Taranaki Region. This includes New Plymouth City ,
Waitara (6,483),
Inglewood (3,380),
Oakura (1,359),
Okato (561) and
Urenui (429).