Rotorua District is New Zealand's fourth largest district by population.  Located in the Bay of Plenty, the Rotorua District centres on Rotorua City.

Rotorua is around the southern shoreline of Lake Rotorua.  It extends to include a substantial rural district encompassing 14 lakes, areas of geothermal activity and considerable areas of public open space.  The economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.

Some vital statistics:

• The population of Rotorua District is 64,470 - 2001 Census.
• The total area of the District is 2,708km
• There are 1008 km of local roads within the District, of which 66% are sealed.
• There are 1,800 ha of reserves managed by Council.
• The gross capital valuation is $6,348,684,360 and gross land valuation is $2,509,269,960.
• The number of rateable properties as at 30 June 2004 was 27,381