City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Rotorua
Bay of Plenty · New Zealand
City population
65,901
#13
in New Zealand
#2
in Bay of Plenty
#8,735
worldwide
-38.139, 176.245 · 372 km from Wellington
About Rotorua
Rotorua is a city in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand with a population of 65,901. It is the 13th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 8,735th largest worldwide. It lies 372 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Bay of Plenty
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
287 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-38.139, 176.245
Record updated
2024-09-18
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.