Masterton is a large town in New Zealand Greater Wellington Region, on the North Island about 100 kilometers northeast of Wellington, and the administrative center of Masterton District. Its urban area has about 22,600 residents, with the wider district holding about 28,900 people as of June 2025. Founded in 1854 by the Small Farms Association led by Joseph Masters, the town overtook Greytown to become the Wairarapa primary center by the 1870s. It serves as headquarters for the annual Golden Shears sheep shearing competition.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude40.966667 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Masterton (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 21,400 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -40.966667, longitude 175.65
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 111 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 21400 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Masterton - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2206890
-40.95972 175.6575 P PPL NZ G2 048 28900 103 Pacific/Auckland
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 103 m
View the Source 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 -40.75, 175.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -40.75, 175.75
-40.75 175.75 Cfb
Masterton (Wikipedia)
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