Whanganui
Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
- City with about 42,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code WAG
- …is also known as “Petre”
- …was formerly known as “Wanganui”
- Description: city in New Zealand’s North Island
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cooks Gardens and Moutoa Gardens.
Cooks Gardens
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand.
Ward Observatory
The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Whanganui, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whanganui East and Gonville.
Gonville
Suburb
Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand.
Aramoho
Suburb
Aramoho is a settlement on the Whanganui River, in the…
Whanganui
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Latitude
-39.9325° or 39° 55′ 57″ south
Longitude
175.0519° or 175° 3′ 7″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ WAG
Open location code
4VGQ3392+2Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Whanganui” goes by many names.
وانجانويArabic
WhanganuiAsturian
WhanganuiBasque
УангануіBelarusian
ওয়েঙ্গানাইBengali
WanganuiCatalan
WhanganuiCatalan
WanganuiCebuano
WhanganuiCebuano
旺加努伊Chinese
旺阿努伊Chinese
WhanganuiDanish
WhanganuiDutch
Whanganui (stad)Dutch
وانجانوىEgyptian Arabic
WanganuiEsperanto
WhanganuiEsperanto
WhanganuiFinnish
უონგანუიGeorgian
ΓουανγκανούιGreek
વ્હાન્ગાંઈGujarati
וואנגנויHebrew
वांगानुईHindi
WhanganuiIndonesian
WhanganuiIrish
distretto di WhanganuiItalian
ワンガヌイJapanese
ವ್ಯಾಂಗನ್ಯುKannada
왕가누이Korean
왕거누이Korean
황거누이Korean
VanaganujaLatvian
VanganujisLithuanian
VanganujusLithuanian
ВангануиMacedonian
ФангануиMacedonian
WanganuiMalagasy
WhanganuiMalagasy
WhanganuiMalay
WhanganuiMaori
वांगानुईMarathi
WhanganuiNorwegian
WhanganuiNorwegian Bokmål
WhanganuiNorwegian Nynorsk
WanganuiPolish
WhanganuiPolish
WanganuiRomanian
WhanganuiRomanian
ВангануиRussian
УонгануиRussian
WhanganuiScottish Gaelic
ВангануиSerbian
වන්ගනුයිSinhala
වන්ගනුයි, නවසීලන්තයSinhala
WanganuiSlovenian
WhanganuiSlovenian
WhanganuiSwahili
WhanganuiSwedish
வான்கான்நுயீTamil
వాంగానూయిTelugu
วังกานุยThai
WhanganuiTurkish
ВангануїUkrainian
ВанґануїUkrainian
ہوانگانویUrdu
وحانجانویUrdu
WhanganuiVietnamese
WhanganuiWelsh
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as College Estate and Bastia Hill.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
Whanganui: Highlights
Learn more about Whanganui National Park and Taumarunui.
