| Mount Cook | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Wellington City |
| Population | 4,851 (2006 [1]) |
| Facilities | |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Te Aro |
| Northeast | Mount Victoria |
| East | Hataitai |
| South | Newtown |
| Southwest | Brooklyn |
| Northwest | Aro Valley |
The suburb of Mount Cook in Wellington in New Zealand stands on the southern fringe of the central city alongside Te Aro and to the north of Newtown. At the time of the 2006 census it had a population of 4,851 — an increase of 1,326 people since 2001 due to its proximity to educational facilities and to the central city.[1]
The suburb contains a small hill named Mount Cook, the origin-point of the original survey marks through Wellington. The hill took its name from Captain James Cook.
Mount Cook's institutions include the Colonial Cottage Museum, the Wellington campus of Massey University and the National War Memorial.