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 draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_new_zealand category, ranking #7 of 16).[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].
  • Wellington Region's foundational text is recorded as Q140794488[20].
  • 1989 marks the founding of Wellington Region[21].
  • Wellington Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.283333333333, 'lon': 174.76666666667}[22].
  • Wellington Region's authority is recorded as Greater Wellington Regional Council[23].
  • Wellington Region's official website is recorded as https://www.gw.govt.nz/[24].
  • Wellington Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wellington Region[25].
  • Wellington Region has a population of {'amount': '+504900'}[26].
  • Wellington Region has a population of {'amount': '+506814'}[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'}[26], {'amount': '+506814'}[27], {'amount': '+520971'}[29], and {'amount': '+543400'}[30].

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[21].

Why It Matters

Wellington Region draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_new_zealand category, ranking #7 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 3d ago · Aebion · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Wellington.svg
    Sitelink count → 49
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'ban', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Wellington.svg"
  2. 9w 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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