PORIRUA

Wellington Region · NEW ZEALAND (NZ) · 41.13°S / 174.85°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,184,397

Porirua is a city in New Zealand with a population of 61,800. It sits at -41.13/174.85, runs on Pacific/Auckland, is 1 km from Cannons Creek.

Population 61,800

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Auckland

All facts

fields

Country: New Zealand
Subdivision: Wellington Region
Coords: 41.13°S / 174.85°E
UTC offset: +13
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Cannons Creek Wellington Region 9,250 1.6 km

NE Paremata Wellington Region 2,540 2.3 km

NE Ascot Park Wellington Region 2,980 2.4 km

NE Papakowhai Wellington Region 2,300 2.6 km

N Onepoto Wellington Region 1,990 2.9 km

NE Waitangirua Wellington Region 4,560 3.0 km

N Titahi Bay Wellington Region 6,810 4.0 km

NE Whitby Wellington Region 12,230 4.4 km

SW Tawa Wellington Region 9,670 4.6 km

N Camborne Wellington Region 2,040 5.3 km

Air access

nearby

NZAL

Avalon Heliport

Heliport

9.9 km

NZWH

Wellington Hospital Helistop

Heliport

20.3 km

WLG

Wellington International Airport

Large airport

21.8 km

PPQ

Paraparaumu Airport

Medium airport

28.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Porirua?: 61,800 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Porirua in?: Pacific/Auckland.
Which country is Porirua in?: New Zealand (NZ).
Which airport serves Porirua?: Avalon Heliport (NZAL).
How far is Porirua from Wellington?: About 18 km.
Does Porirua have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in New Zealand?: English.
What currency is used in New Zealand?: New Zealand Dollar.
How many cities are in New Zealand?: 728 on record.
Which admin region is Porirua in?: Wellington Region.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2184397

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2184397,
    "name": "Porirua",
    "ascii_name": "Porirua",
    "country_code": "NZ",
    "population": 61800,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Auckland",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -41.13333,
    "longitude": 174.85
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.7x the population of Cannons Creek.
1 km from Cannons Creek.
Same timezone (Pacific/Auckland) as 724 other cities in New Zealand.