Map of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Dunedin is the administrative centre of Otago, New Zealand, with a population of about 132,800. It lies at 45.8742°S, 170.5036°E. Dunedin is about 615 km (382 mi) southwest of Wellington, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Invercargill, 176 km to the west.

Dunedin at a glance

Where is Dunedin?

• The 7th largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 39 min on the shortest day to 15 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Dunedin

• Invercargill — 176 km west
• Rolleston — 295 km northeast
• Christchurch — 310 km northeast
• Nelson — 559 km northeast
• Wellington — 615 km northeast
• Lower Hutt — 628 km northeast
• Porirua — 633 km northeast
• Upper Hutt — 641 km northeast
• Palmerston North — 740 km northeast
• Whanganui — 757 km northeast

Largest cities in New Zealand

• Auckland — 1,547,200
• Christchurch — 419,200
• Wellington — 381,900
• Manukau City — 362,000
• Hamilton — 192,100
• Tauranga — 161,000
• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Palmerston North — 90,500
• New Plymouth — 90,100
• Hastings — 88,300

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Other places named Dunedin

• Dunedin — Florida, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.