City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Christchurch
City population
419,200
#2
in New Zealand
#1
in Canterbury
#1,372
worldwide
-43.533, 172.633 · 305 km from Wellington
About Christchurch
Christchurch is a city in Canterbury, New Zealand with a population of 419,200. It is the 2nd largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 1,372nd largest worldwide. It lies 305 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-43.533, 172.633
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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