Wellington Region

region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island
AdministrativeArea region_of_new_zealand Q856010
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Wellington Region

Summary

Wellington Region is a region of New Zealand[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wellington Region is located in New Zealand[3].
  • Wellington Region is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Wellington Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[5].
  • Wellington Region's capital is recorded as Wellington[6].
  • Wellington Region's shares border with is recorded as Manawatū-Whanganui Region[7].
  • Wellington Region's shares border with is recorded as Marlborough District[8].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kāpiti Coast District[9].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Porirua City[10].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Upper Hutt City[11].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lower Hutt City[12].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wellington City[13].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Masterton District[14].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carterton District[15].
  • Wellington Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Wairarapa District[16].
  • Wellington Region is part of climate emergency declaration[17].
  • Wellington Region's Commons category is recorded as Wellington Region[18].
  • Wellington Region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00[19].
  • 1989 marks the founding of Wellington Region[20].
  • Wellington Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.283333333333, 'lon': 174.76666666667}[21].
  • Wellington Region's authority is recorded as Greater Wellington Regional Council[22].
  • Wellington Region's official website is recorded as https://www.gw.govt.nz/[23].
  • Wellington Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wellington Region[24].
  • Wellington Region has a population of {'amount': '+504900'}[25].
  • Wellington Region has a population of {'amount': '+506814'}[26].
  • Wellington Region has a population of {'amount': '+520971'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wellington Region is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in New Zealand[3]. It is part of climate emergency declaration[17].

Physical Characteristics

Wellington Region covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8140'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+504900'}[25], {'amount': '+506814'}[26], {'amount': '+520971'}[27], and {'amount': '+543400'}[29].

Designation and Status

Wellington Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[5].

History and Context

1989 marks the founding of Wellington Region[20].

Why It Matters

Wellington Region has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . rnz.co.nz. rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Aceehinrt · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Category of associated people Category:People from the Wellington Region
    Shares border with Manawatū-Whanganui Region, Marlborough District
    Inception +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P457]]: [[Q140794488]], Copying from [[Q726917]]"
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