Political Map of New Zealand

The geographic coordinates of New Zealand are 41° South latitude and 174° East longitude. The prime Minister of New Zealand is the head of the government.
The total area covered by the country is 268, 680 square kilometers. New Zealand experiences temperate climate. Natural Gas, sand, coal, limestone and gold are some of the natural resources of the country. Maori, English and Sign Language are the official languages of New Zealand.

Political New Zealand Map : 
New Zealand is located to the southwestern side of Australia in the Southern Pacific Ocean. The geographic coordinates of New Zealand are 41° South latitude and 174° East longitude. The coastline of the country stretches till 15,134 kilometers. The population of New Zealand as per the census of July 2007 is 4,115,771. In the political map of New Zealand the administrative divisions of the country are indicated using different colors. The international boundaries, national capital, major cities have been highlighted in the printable political map of New Zealand.

New Zealand Regions : 
There are 16 regions in New Zealand. The various regions of the country have been indicated in the printable map of New Zealand by various colors. Chatham Islands is a territory of New Zealand. The regional boundaries of the country have also been indicated by a specific pattern of black lines. The New Zealand regions are:

• Auckland
• Bay of Plenty
• Canterbury
• Gisborne
• Hawke's Bay
• Manawatu-Wanganui
• Marlborough
• Northl
• Otago
• Southl
• Taranak
• Tasman
• Waikato
• Wellington
• West Coast
• Nelson New Zealand Capital

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The New Zealand capital has been highlighted in the printable New Zealand map by a red square box with black outline. The geographic coordinates of Wellington are 41°17'60" South latitude and 174°46'60" East longitude. The capital of New Zealand is located at an altitude of 68 feet. The city is served by Wellington International airport. Some more airports that are located in close proximity to the city are Paraparaumu, Masterton and Woodbourne.

Some of the cities, which are situated near Wellington, are : 

• Brooklyn
• Kaiwharawhara
• Berhampore
• Kilbirnie
• Hataitai

New Zealand Region Capitals : 
The capitals of the regions of the country have been pointed out in the political New Zealand map by white square boxes. The capitals of the 16 regions of the country are:

Invercargill Dunedin Christchurch Greymouth Blenheim Richmond Nelson Palmerston North

Hastings Napier New Plymouth Gisborne Hamilton Tauranga Auckland Whangarei

New Zealand Boundaries : 
The country is bounded with water from all sides. It is positioned in the south western Pacific ocean. In the northwestern side of New Zealand there is Tasman Sea, which separates the country from Australia. In the political map of New Zealand the scale of the map is also given. To the southern tip of New Zealand there is Foveaux Strait.

Some of the other locations that are indicated in the political New Zealand map are West Cape, Stewart Island, Cape Palliser, East Cape, Cook Strait, Three Kings Island and Greater Barrier Island.

Division	Pop-2001	Pop-1996	Pop-1991	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Isl	Capital
Auckland	1,158,891	1,068,660	943,773	5,600	2,162	N	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	239,415	224,364	203,982	12,447	4,806	N	Whakatane
Canterbury	481,431	468,039	438,171	45,346	17,508	S	Christchurch
Gisborne	43,974	45,786	44,265	8,351	3,224	N	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	142,950	142,791	138,342	14,164	5,469	N	Napier
Manawatu-Wanganui	220,089	228,771	224,760	22,215	8,577	N	Palmerston North
Marlborough	39,561	38,397	35,148	12,484	4,820	S	Blenheim
Nelson	41,568	40,278	36,459	445	172	S	Nelson
Northland	140,130	137,052	126,786	13,941	5,383	N	Whangarei
Otago	181,542	185,085	177,525	31,990	12,351	S	Dunedin
Southland	91,002	97,098	99,954	34,347	13,261	S	Invercargill
Taranaki	102,858	106,590	107,124	7,273	2,808	N	Stratford
Tasman	41,352	37,974	34,026	9,786	3,778	S	Richmond
Waikato	357,726	350,112	331,026	25,598	9,883	N	Hamilton
Wellington	423,765	414,048	400,284	8,124	3,137	N	Wellington
West Coast	30,303	32,511	31,563	23,336	9,010	S	Greymouth
17 divisions	3,737,277	3,618,303	3,373,929	276,409	106,722

Note  : - Pop-2001: 2001-03-06 census
Last Updated On : October 25, 2012