City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Taupo
Waikato Region · New Zealand
City population
27,000
#30
in New Zealand
#2
in Waikato Region
#19,742
worldwide
-38.683, 176.083 · 310 km from Wellington
About Taupo
Taupo is a city in Waikato Region, New Zealand with a population of 27,000. It is the 30th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 19,742nd largest worldwide. It lies 310 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Waikato Region
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
-38.683, 176.083
Record updated
6 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.