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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
WellingtonRotorua
-38.139, 176.245 · 372 km from Wellington
City population
65,901
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in New Zealand
#13
of 47 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,735
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of New Zealand
1.2%
of the national population

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.

Position in New Zealand
#13of 47
LargestSmallest
Position in Bay of Plenty
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Bay of Plenty
Rank in region
#2of 3
Distance to capital
to Wellington
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.

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