Editing District (section)

===New Zealand===
{{Main|Districts of New Zealand}}

A district in New Zealand is a territorial authority (second-tier local government unit) that has not gained the distinction of being proclaimed a city. Districts tend to be less urbanized, tend to cover more than one population center and a larger amount of rural area, and tend to have a smaller population than cities. While cities and districts are generally considered to be two different types of territorial authority, the area covered by a city is often known as its district—for example the term ''district plan'' is used equally in districts and cities. The [[Chatham Islands|Chatham Islands Territory]] is neither a district nor a city.

A district is not always a simple division of a [[List of regions in New Zealand|region]]: several districts lie within two regions, and the [[Taupo District]] lies in four.