Nelson Region
Nelson is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island. It is in a region often known as Nelson Bays or the "Top of the South" and is actually slightly north of the capital city of Wellington in the North Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trafalgar Park and Theatre Royal.
Trafalgar Park
Stadium
Photo: Lazioman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trafalgar Park is a sports ground located beside the Central Business District of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Nelson Provincial Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC0.
The Nelson Provincial Museum, Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao is a regional museum in the city of Nelson, New Zealand. The museum showcases the Nelson and Tasman regions' history, from geological origins to the stories of individuals and families.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toi Toi and The Wood.
Toi Toi
Suburb
Toi Toi is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of Nelson city centre, inland from Britannia Heights and Washington Valley.
The Wood
Suburb
The Wood is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it. The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill.
Nelson Region
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.2709° or 41° 16′ 15″ southLongitude
173.284° or 173° 17′ 2″ eastPopulation
54,400Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
4VCMP7HM+JJGeoNames ID
6612108
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Western Armenian—“Nelson Region” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Нельсан”
- Cebuano: “Nelson”
- Dutch: “Nelson”
- French: “Nelson”
- German: “Nelson”
- Hindi: “नेल्सन क्षेत्र”
- Japanese: “ネルソン地方”
- Kannada: “ನೆಲ್ಸನ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
- Korean: “넬슨 지방”
- Macedonian: “Нелсон”
- Maori: “Whakatū”
- Moroccan Arabic: “جيهة نيلصون”
- Polish: “Nelson”
- Russian: “Нельсон”
- Slovenian: “Nelson Region”
- Swedish: “Nelson”
- Western Armenian: “Նելսըն”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nelson East and Port Nelson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Delorenzo Studio Apartments and Maitai River.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Nelson Region”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.