City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Nelson
Nelson Region · New Zealand
City population
54,400
#17
in New Zealand
#1
in Nelson Region
#10,558
worldwide
-41.271, 173.284 · 125 km from Wellington
About Nelson
Nelson is a city in Nelson Region, New Zealand with a population of 54,400. It is the 17th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 10,558th largest worldwide. It lies 125 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nelson Region
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-41.271, 173.284
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.