City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Palmerston North
Manawatu-Wanganui · New Zealand
City population
90,500
#9
in New Zealand
#1
in Manawatu-Wanganui
#6,365
worldwide
-40.356, 175.611 · 125 km from Wellington
About Palmerston North
Palmerston North is a city in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand with a population of 90,500. It is the 9th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 6,365th largest worldwide. It lies 125 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Manawatu-Wanganui
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
34 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-40.356, 175.611
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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