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Wellington

#787 in World

New Zealand

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© Ulrich Lange, Bochum, GermanyCC BY-SA 3.0
Population
216K
Coordinates
-41.2865, 174.7762
Category
cities

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Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed.

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