Thorndon
Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until it changed in the 1960s…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Suburb with 4,440 residents
- Description: suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Thorndon, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of New Zealand and High Commission of the United Kingdom, Wellington.
National Library of New Zealand
Library
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The National Library of New Zealand is charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations".
High Commission of the United Kingdom, Wellington
Government office
Photo: Pear285, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in Wellington is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in New Zealand. It is located on Hill Street in the Thorndon suburb.
Embassy of Thailand in New Zealand
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Embassy of Thailand in New Zealand is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pipitea and Wellington Central.
Pipitea
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pipitea is a central suburb of Wellington, in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island.
Wellington Central
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, and the financial heart of both the city and the Wellington Region. It comprises the northern part of the central business district, with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.
Thorndon
- Category: locality
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.27454° or 41° 16′ 28″ southLongitude
174.77563° or 174° 46′ 32″ eastPopulation
4,440Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)Named after
Thorndon HallOpen location code
4VCPPQGG+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 267986968OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Thorndon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑登”
- French: “Thorndon”
- Japanese: “ソーンドン”
- Slovenian: “Thorndon”
- Swedish: “Thorndon”
- Turkish: “Thorndon”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thorndon”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.