Napier, New Zealand

Napier (/ˈneɪpiər/ NAY-pi-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about 61,500 as of the June 2015 estimate. About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighbouring cities are often called "The Bay Cities" or "The Twin Cities" of New Zealand. The total population of the Napier-Hastings Urban Area is 129,700 people, which makes it the fifth-largest urban area in New Zealand, closely followed by Tauranga (130,800), and Dunedin (117,400), and trailing the Hamilton Urban Area (224,000).

Napier is about 320 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Wellington. Napier (61,500) has a smaller population than its neighbouring city of Hastings (68,200) but is seen as the main centre due to it being closer in distance to both the seaport and the main airport that service Hawke's Bay. The City of Napier has a land area of 106 square kilometres and a population density of 540.0 per square kilometre.