Napier 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 66,300 as of June 2020. 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 132,560 people, which makes it the sixth-largest urban area in New Zealand, closely followed by Dunedin, and trailing Tauranga.
Napier is about 320 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Wellington. Napier has a slightly larger population than its neighbouring city of Hastings and 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, and Hastings' population figure includes 14,900 people living in Havelock North, which is often considered a town in its own right. The City of Napier has a land area of 106 square kilometres and a population density of 540.0 per square kilometre.