Capital city · New Zealand · Oceania
Wellington
City population
381,900
#3
in New Zealand
#1
in Wellington Region
#1,490
worldwide
-41.287, 174.776
About Wellington
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, with a city population of 381,900. It is the 3rd largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 1,490th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Capital
National capital
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-41.287, 174.776
Record updated
2019-09-05
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
All 47 in New ZealandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.