Country
New Zealand
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New Zealand's political and economic centres are separate. Wellington serves as the capital, but Auckland stands as the country's largest city, a divide that places administrative authority and population weight in different places rather than concentrating both in a single dominant urban centre.
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Settlements listed60
Latitude span-41.3° to -36.9°
OffsetsUTC+13
Cities
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 1,547,200 |
| Christchurch | 419,200 |
| Wellingtoncapital | 381,900 |
| Manukau City | 362,000 |
| North Shore | 258,697 |
| Hamilton | 192,100 |
| Tauranga | 161,000 |
| Dunedin | 132,800 |
| Lower Hutt | 114,200 |
| Palmerston North | 90,500 |
| New Plymouth | 90,100 |
| Hastings | 88,300 |
| Napier | 66,400 |
| Rotorua | 65,901 |
| Porirua | 61,500 |
| Invercargill | 58,000 |
| Papatoetoe | 56,010 |
| Nelson | 54,400 |
| Whangarei | 50,900 |
| Whanganui | 49,200 |
| Upper Hutt | 47,400 |
| Manurewa | 40,820 |
| Gisborne | 38,100 |
| Papakura | 37,720 |
| Rolleston | 34,100 |
| Paraparaumu | 29,900 |
| Blenheim | 29,800 |
| Timaru | 29,300 |
| Masterton | 28,900 |
| Mangere East | 28,540 |
| Remuera | 27,810 |
| Taupo | 27,000 |
| Avondale | 26,450 |
| Otara | 24,420 |
| New Lynn | 23,800 |
| Mangere | 23,310 |
| Massey East | 22,210 |
| Massey | 22,210 |
| Ashburton | 21,600 |
| Pukekohe East | 21,438 |
| Wainuiomata | 20,450 |
| Stoke | 20,260 |
| Epsom | 20,200 |
| Richmond | 19,950 |
| Levin | 19,789 |
| Rangiora | 19,300 |
| Henderson | 18,770 |
| Whakatane | 18,602 |
| Otahuhu | 17,780 |
| Te Atatu South | 17,240 |
| Lincoln | 17,240 |
| Takanini | 17,060 |
| Mount Eden | 15,650 |
| Titirangi | 15,490 |
| Karori | 15,380 |
| Hamilton East | 15,300 |
| Te Atatu Peninsula | 15,200 |
| Cambridge | 15,192 |
| Havelock North | 14,900 |
| Mosgiel | 14,800 |
The 60 largest settlements, from a gazetteer with no population floor.
Linked cities have a page in this atlas. The rest are listed for completeness.