Porirua

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Porirua

Total population

61,900

Coordinates-41.14°, 174.84°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Porirua, a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide sweeping up both reaches". It almost completely surrounds Porirua Harbour at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast. As of 2023, Porirua has a population of 62,400 people, and is a diverse city with 26.5% of the population identifying as Pasifika and 23.0% of the population identifying as Māori.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.