Map of Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, with a population of about 381,900. It lies at 41.2866°S, 174.7756°E. The nearest city on our map is Lower Hutt, 14 km to the northeast.

Wellington at a glance

Where is Wellington?

• The 3rd largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• The largest city in Wellington Region on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 11 min on the shortest day to 15 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Wellington

• Lower Hutt — 14 km northeast
• Porirua — 18 km north
• Upper Hutt — 28 km northeast
• Nelson — 125 km west
• Palmerston North — 125 km northeast
• Whanganui — 152 km north
• Hastings — 254 km northeast
• New Plymouth — 254 km north
• Napier — 269 km northeast
• Christchurch — 305 km southwest

Largest cities in Wellington Region

• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Porirua — 61,500
• Upper Hutt — 47,400

Largest cities in New Zealand

• Auckland — 1,547,200
• Christchurch — 419,200
• 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
• Hastings — 88,300

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Other places named Wellington

• Wellington — Florida, United States
• Wellington — Western Cape, South Africa

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.