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City profile · New Zealand · Oceania

Stoke

Nelson Region · New Zealand
City population
20,260
#38
in New Zealand
#2
in Nelson Region
#25,070
worldwide
WellingtonStoke
-41.317, 173.233 · 129 km from Wellington
City population
20,260
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in New Zealand
#38
of 47 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#25,070
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of New Zealand
0.4%
of the national population

About Stoke

Stoke is a city in Nelson Region, New Zealand with a population of 20,260. It is the 38th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 25,070th largest worldwide. It lies 129 km from Wellington.

Position in New Zealand
#38of 47
LargestSmallest
Position in Nelson Region
#2of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Nelson Region
Rank in region
#2of 2
Distance to capital
to Wellington
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-41.317, 173.233
Record updated
2026-05-06
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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