WEST MELTON

Canterbury · NEW ZEALAND (NZ) · 43.52°S / 172.37°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,179,460

West Melton is a city in New Zealand with a population of 2,710. It sits at -43.52/172.37, runs on Pacific/Auckland, is 7 km from Rolleston.

Population 2,710

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Auckland

All facts

fields

Country: New Zealand
Subdivision: Canterbury
Coords: 43.52°S / 172.37°E
UTC offset: +13
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Rolleston Canterbury 33,200 7.5 km

SE Templeton Canterbury 1,840 8.9 km

E Islington Canterbury 969 11.1 km

S Burnham Canterbury 1,239 11.8 km

E Yaldhurst Canterbury 2,250 12.1 km

W Kirwee Canterbury 1,180 12.3 km

E Hei Hei Canterbury 3,471 12.5 km

E Russley Canterbury 2,493 13.2 km

E Hornby Canterbury 8,790 14.0 km

SE Prebbleton Canterbury 5,260 14.2 km

Air access

nearby

NZWL

West Melton Aerodrome

Small airport

4.9 km

CHC

Christchurch International Airport

Large airport

13.7 km

NZFF

Forest Field Aerodrome

Small airport

14.5 km

NZJJ

Hagley Park Helipad

Heliport

20.8 km

NZFE

Fernside Fields Airpark

Small airport

25.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of West Melton?: 2,710 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is West Melton in?: Pacific/Auckland.
Which country is West Melton in?: New Zealand (NZ).
Which airport serves West Melton?: West Melton Aerodrome (NZWL).
How far is West Melton from Wellington?: About 317 km.
Does West Melton 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 West Melton in?: Canterbury.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2179460

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2179460,
    "name": "West Melton",
    "ascii_name": "West Melton",
    "country_code": "NZ",
    "population": 2710,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Auckland",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -43.51667,
    "longitude": 172.36667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

12.3x smaller than Rolleston.
7 km from Rolleston.
Same timezone (Pacific/Auckland) as 724 other cities in New Zealand.