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Wellington

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Country: New Zealand

Population:179,240

Time Zone:UTC+14

Wellington is the world’s windiest city by average wind speed, a fittingly brisk claim for a capital at the southwestern tip of New Zealand’s North Island. Between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range, it serves as the country’s administrative centre for the Wellington Region and ranks as New Zealand’s third-largest city. It also holds the distinction of being the southernmost capital of a sovereign state.