Rotorua is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island, situated on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Climate Zone Sources
1. Rotorua - Wikipedia
Lead section
It has an estimated resident population of 58,500, making it the country's 13th largest urban area, and the Bay of Plenty's second-largest urban area behind Tauranga.
Article text
It has an estimated population of 58,500 as of June 2025.
Infobox, Area
46.06 km2 (17.78 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Infobox, coordinates latitude
38.13778°S
Infobox, coordinates longitude
176.25139°E
- In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Rotorua (Wikidata)
3. GeoNames: Rotorua - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 6241325
-38.13874 176.24516 P PPLA2 NZ E8 024 65901 287 Pacific/Auckland
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 287 m
View the Source 4. 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 -38.25, 176.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -38.25, 176.25
-38.25 176.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Rotorua
Wikidata Q208948, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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