City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Papakura
City population
37,720
#23
in New Zealand
#5
in Auckland
#14,710
worldwide
-37.065, 174.942 · 470 km from Wellington
About Papakura
Papakura is a city in Auckland, New Zealand with a population of 37,720. It is the 23rd largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 14,710th largest worldwide. It lies 470 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 14
Coordinates
-37.065, 174.942
Record updated
5 May 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.