City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Hamilton
Waikato Region · New Zealand
City population
192,100
#5
in New Zealand
#1
in Waikato Region
#3,016
worldwide
-37.783, 175.283 · 392 km from Wellington
About Hamilton
Hamilton is a city in Waikato Region, New Zealand with a population of 192,100. It is the 5th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 3,016th largest worldwide. It lies 392 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Waikato Region
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
39 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-37.783, 175.283
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
All 47 in New ZealandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.