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 the English city of Plymouth 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 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 (57,500), Waitara (6,483), Inglewood (3,380), Oakura (1,359), Okato (561) and Urenui (429).