City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Whanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui · New Zealand
City population
49,200
#19
in New Zealand
#2
in Manawatu-Wanganui
#11,599
worldwide
-39.933, 175.050 · 152 km from Wellington
About Whanganui
Whanganui is a city in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand with a population of 49,200. It is the 19th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 11,599th largest worldwide. It lies 152 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Manawatu-Wanganui
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
-39.933, 175.050
Record updated
5 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.