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Wellington Central

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Total population

3,380

Air quality index

27Good
Coordinates-41.28°, 174.78°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington Central is a village. Coordinates of -41.282°, 174.776° situate Wellington Central in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 3,380. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,532 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-41.2821
Longitude
174.7759
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
415,955
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tui
    Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    20,188
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18,550
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    16,554
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    16,175
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11,844
  • Silver-eye
    Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    10,131
  • New Zealand Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) · Aves
    9,413
  • New Zealand Kaka
    Nestor meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    9,232

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
698
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2013-08-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Graeme Allwright
Graeme Allwright
French singer-songwriter of New Zealand origin
Alec McLean
Alec McLean
New Zealand rower
Alfred Brandon
Alfred Brandon
lawyer and WWI military aviator
Alfred Shout
Alfred Shout
New Zealand–born Australian soldier (1882–1915)
A
Alfred William Gyles
New Zealand chess player
A
Alwyn Warren
Anglican bishop of Christchurch (1900-1988)
Andrew Bagnall
Andrew Bagnall
New Zealand racing driver
A
Andrew Brough
New Zealand musician
A
Andrew Ian Pahulu
rugby player
A
Andrew Jones
New Zealand cricketer
A
Andrew Wilson
Cricketer from New Zealand, born 1954
Andy Kent
Andy Kent
musician
A
Anne Hare
New Zealand distance runner (born 1964)
A
Anne Kennedy
New Zealand writer
Anne Salmond
Anne Salmond
New Zealand anthropologist and historian
Anouska Hempel
Anouska Hempel
New Zealand hotelier, designer and former actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.2
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,532

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
39
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wellington Central

Ground-water quality of the central Oklahoma (Garber-Wellington) Aquifer Conference: proceedings, February 20, 1992
Ground-Water Quality of the Central Oklahoma (Garber-Wellington) Aquifer Conference (1992 Oklahoma City, Okla.) · 1992
Wellington's new buildings
David Kernohan · 1989
Wellington's Old Buildings
David Kernohan · 1994
The story of the Congo Free State
The story of the Congo Free State
Henry Wellington Wack · 1905
The Story of the Congo Free State
The Story of the Congo Free State
Henry Wellington Wack · 2015
The Wellington formation of central Kansas
Walter August Ver Wiebe · 1930
Redevelopment within the Wellington City central business district, 1956-1968
New Zealand. Valuation Dept. · 1969
Rugged land scape
Graeme R. Stevens · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Tōtara
Tōtara
Podocarpus totara
Seen 2026-07-04
Australian Elephantfish
Australian Elephantfish
Callorhinchus milii
Seen 2026-07-04
Solenogyne gunnii
Solenogyne gunnii
Solenogyne gunnii
Seen 2026-07-04
Tmesipteris elongata
Tmesipteris elongata
Tmesipteris elongata
Seen 2026-07-04
Common tree daisy
Common tree daisy
Olearia arborescens
Seen 2026-07-04
Lowland Horopito
Lowland Horopito
Pseudowintera axillaris
Seen 2026-07-04
Small kiokio
Small kiokio
Blechnum procerum
Seen 2026-07-04
Spurred Helmet Orchid
Spurred Helmet Orchid
Corybas cheesemanii
Seen 2026-07-04
Pukatea
Pukatea
Laurelia novae-zelandiae
Seen 2026-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library