Local time
Mon, 4:03 PM GMT+12Pacific/AucklandCityCapital
Wellington
41.30° S, 174.78° E
- Population
- 393,400
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 2 of 18
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 18 cities of New Zealand in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of New Zealand, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Wellington, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Wellington have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name was given in 1840 after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who was famous for his victory at Waterloo in 1815 and was a benefactor of the New Zealand Company.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person