Back Nelson, Nieu-Seeland Afrikaans Nelson (Nueva Zelanda) AN نيلسون (مدينة) Arabic مدينه نيلسون ARZ Нельсан (Новая Зеландыя) Byelorussian Нелсън (Нова Зеландия) Bulgarian नेल्सन, न्यूजीलैंड Bihari Nelson (Nova Zelanda) Catalan Nelson (kapital sa rehiyon) CEB Nelson (Nový Zéland) Czech
Nelson City
Whakatū | |
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 November 2006 view of Nelson from the "Centre of New Zealand" | |
| Nickname(s): Top of the South, Sunny Nelson | |
| Motto(s): Palmam qui meruit ferat Latin Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm | |
  Nelson City | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′15″S 173°17′2″E / 41.27083°S 173.28389°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Unitary authority | Nelson City |
| Settled by Europeans | 1841 |
| Founded by | Arthur Wakefield |
| Named for | Horatio Nelson |
| Electorates | Nelson Te Tai Tonga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nick Smith |
| Area from Rai Saddle to Stoke | |
| • Territorial | 445 km2 (172 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2016)[1] | |
| • Territorial | 5,600 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65,700 |
| Demonym | Nelsonian |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7010, 7011, 7020 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Website | nelson |
Nelson is a city on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the eastern side of Tasman Bay. It was founded in 1841 and is New Zealand's second oldest city and the oldest city on the South Island. It has a population of 46,437. Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park, and Nelson Lakes National Park are all near the city.
- ↑ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2016 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.