City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Otara
City population
24,420
#32
in New Zealand
#8
in Auckland
#21,540
worldwide
-36.948, 174.870 · 482 km from Wellington
About Otara
Otara is a city in Auckland, New Zealand with a population of 24,420. It is the 32nd largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 21,540th largest worldwide. It lies 482 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 14
Coordinates
-36.948, 174.870
Record updated
14 July 2025
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.