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City profile · New Zealand · Oceania

Blenheim

Marlborough · New Zealand
City population
29,800
#26
in New Zealand
#18,145
worldwide
WellingtonBlenheim
-41.516, 173.953 · 73 km from Wellington
City population
29,800
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in New Zealand
#26
of 47 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,145
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of New Zealand
0.6%
of the national population

About Blenheim

Blenheim is a city in Marlborough, New Zealand with a population of 29,800. It is the 26th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 18,145th largest worldwide. It lies 73 km from Wellington.

Position in New Zealand
#26of 47
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Marlborough
Distance to capital
to Wellington
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-41.516, 173.953
Record updated
2026-05-04
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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