Queenstown is a resort town in the Otago region of New Zealand South Island, with a population of about 29,000 in its urban area as of June 2025. It sits on the northwestern shore of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, S shaped lake formed by glacial processes, surrounded by mountains including The Remarkables and Ben Lomond. Queenstown is a major centre for snow sports in New Zealand, with four primary ski fields, and is known internationally for adventure tourism activities including bungy jumping, jet boating and mountain biking.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude45.031111 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Queenstown, New Zealand (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1863-01-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 29,000 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -45.031111, longitude 168.6625
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 29000 (2023)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -45.0311,168.6625
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 324.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -45.25, 168.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -45.25, 168.75
-45.25 168.75 Cfc
4. GeoNames: Queenstown - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 6204696, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.1 km)Quote, cities500 record 6204696, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.1 km)
-45.03023 168.66271 P PPL NZ F7 070 10442 328 Pacific/Auckland
Queenstown, New Zealand (Wikipedia)
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