Browse data nz_urban_rural_2021

NZ Urban Rural 2021 Boundaries

Historical Urban Rural 2021 polygon boundaries — used for joining historical datasets to their original boundary vintage. From Stats NZ.

Licence: CC-BY 4.0 Source: Stats NZ (www.stats.govt.nz), CC-BY 4.0.

Data as of 2026-06-13  · static  · 722 rows

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EPSG:4326

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Dataset ID
nz_urban_rural_2021
Data source
Stats NZ
Last refreshed
2026-06-13
Refresh cadence
static
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/nz_urban_rural_2021/data

Columns (10)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
urban_rural_code_2021 string Urban rural code 2021
urban_rural_name_2021 string Urban rural name 2021
urban_rural_name_ascii_2021 string Urban rural name ascii 2021
indicative_urban_rural_code_2021 string Indicative urban rural code 2021
indicative_urban_rural_name_2021 string Indicative urban rural name 2021
land_area_sq_km double Land area sq km
area_sq_km double Area sq km
shape_length double Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units)
shape_area double Polygon area (source projection units)
geometry_wkt string Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING

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Urban Rural Code 2021Urban Rural Name 2021Urban Rural Name Ascii 2021Indicative Urban Rural Code 2021Indicative Urban Rural Name 2021Land Area Sq KmArea Sq KmShape LengthShape Area
1001PukenuiPukenui21Rural settlement20.688499534720.688499534726612.064812820688450.5102
1002KaimaumauKaimaumau21Rural settlement37.086498848737.086498848732229.27265837086090.4926
1003Tokerau BeachTokerau Beach21Rural settlement0.7796133935530.7796133935535234.7765866779588.776038
1004KarikariKarikari21Rural settlement6.659164239426.6591642394218409.88500246659206.56438
1007KaitāiaKaitaia14Small urban area8.478331568538.4783315685316171.46900998478434.78394

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