City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Paraparaumu
City population
29,900
#25
in New Zealand
#5
in Wellington Region
#18,093
worldwide
-40.917, 175.017 · 46 km from Wellington
About Paraparaumu
Paraparaumu is a city in Wellington Region, New Zealand with a population of 29,900. It is the 25th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 18,093rd largest worldwide. It lies 46 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 8
Elevation
77 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-40.917, 175.017
Record updated
2026-05-05
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
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