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Gisborne
Gisborne · New Zealand
City population
38,100
#22
in New Zealand
#14,576
worldwide
-38.653, 178.004 · 402 km from Wellington
About Gisborne
Gisborne is a city in Gisborne, New Zealand with a population of 38,100. It is the 22nd largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 14,576th largest worldwide. It lies 402 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gisborne
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-38.653, 178.004
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.
Nearby Cities
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