Napier

city in the North Island of New Zealand
City city Q203380
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Summary

Napier is a city[1]. Napier ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,863 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Napier City[3], Hawke's Bay Region[4]
  • Country: New Zealand[5]
  • Twinned administrative body: Victoria[6], Lianyungang[7], Tomakomai[8]
  • Postal code: 4110[9], 4104[10], 4112[11], 4182[12], 4183[13]
  • Commons category: Napier, New Zealand[14]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+12:00[15], UTC+13:00[16]
  • Local dialing code: 06[17]
  • Located in/on physical feature: North Island[18]
  • Official website: http://www.napier.govt.nz/[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Napier, New Zealand[20]
  • Population: 62,800[21], 62,241[22], 66,300[23], 64,695[24], 8774[25], 10,788[26], 13,785[27], 19,060[28], 19,400[29]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
  • Capital of: Hawke's Bay Region[31], Napier City[32]
  • Official name: Ahuriri[33], Napier[34]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Napier, New Zealand[35]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Napier, New Zealand[36]
  • Native label: Ahuriri[37], Napier[38]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Napier, New Zealand[39]
  • Different from: Napier, Western Cape[40]
  • Elevation above sea level: 144 m[41], 0 m[42]
  • Area: 105.941032 km²[43]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Architourist Guide[44]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Napier, New Zealand[45]

Why It Matters

Napier has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Napier is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . nzpost.co.nz. nzpost.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nzpost.co.nz. nzpost.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nzpost.co.nz. nzpost.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nzpost.co.nz. nzpost.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nzpost.co.nz. nzpost.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . www3.stats.govt.nz. www3.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . www3.stats.govt.nz. www3.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . www3.stats.govt.nz. www3.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . www3.stats.govt.nz. www3.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . www3.stats.govt.nz. www3.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . data.linz.govt.nz. data.linz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . napier.govt.nz. napier.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . openstreetmap.org. openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . datafinder.stats.govt.nz. datafinder.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105.941032'}
    Population → {'amount': '+62800'}, {'amount': '+62241'}, {'amount': '+66300'} +6
    Located in time zone → UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+144'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mi */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 10d ago · TheLoyalOrder · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+144'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}
    Sitelink count → 63
    Image → Napier and bay (cropped).jpg
    Architectural style → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Napier and bay (cropped).jpg"
  3. 9w ago · Prosperosity · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → —
    Openstreetmap relation id → —
    Yale lux id → place/aa0c2820-a8b0-4ec5-bd67-e441ee2a19ff
    New zealand gazetteer place id → 32121
    + 110 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Capital of: Napier City"
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