Map of Invercargill, New Zealand

Invercargill is the administrative centre of Southland, New Zealand, with a population of about 58,000. It lies at 46.4000°S, 168.3500°E. Invercargill is about 767 km (476 mi) southwest of Wellington, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dunedin, 176 km to the east.

Invercargill at a glance

Where is Invercargill?

• The 15th largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 35 min on the shortest day to 15 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Invercargill

• Dunedin — 176 km east
• Rolleston — 446 km northeast
• Christchurch — 464 km northeast
• Nelson — 694 km northeast
• Wellington — 767 km northeast
• Lower Hutt — 780 km northeast
• Porirua — 784 km northeast
• Upper Hutt — 794 km northeast
• Palmerston North — 891 km northeast
• Whanganui — 901 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
• Dunedin — 132,800
• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Palmerston North — 90,500
• New Plymouth — 90,100

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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.