Map of Napier, New Zealand

Napier is the administrative centre of Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, with a population of about 66,400. It lies at 39.4926°S, 176.9123°E. Napier is about 269 km (167 mi) northeast of Wellington, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hastings, 17 km to the south.

Napier at a glance

Where is Napier?

• The 12th largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Napier

• Hastings — 17 km south
• Gisborne — 133 km northeast
• Palmerston North — 147 km southwest
• Rotorua — 161 km north
• Whanganui — 167 km west
• Tauranga — 211 km north
• Hamilton — 237 km northwest
• Upper Hutt — 242 km southwest
• New Plymouth — 248 km west
• Porirua — 253 km southwest

Largest cities in Hawke's Bay Region

• Hastings — 88,300

Largest cities in New Zealand

• Auckland — 1,547,200
• Christchurch — 419,200
• Wellington — 381,900
• Manukau City — 362,000
• Hamilton — 192,100
• Tauranga — 161,000
• Dunedin — 132,800
• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Palmerston North — 90,500
• New Plymouth — 90,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.