Middlemarch, New Zealand

Middlemarch is a small town in the Otago region. It is 80 kilometers northwest of Dunedin. It has a primary school in the small town. It is the terminus of the Taieri Gorge Railway and is at the start of the Otago Central Rail Trail. It has hot summers and very cold and dry winters.

Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 45°31′S 170°07′E / 45.517°S 170.117°E / -45.517; 170.117Coordinates: 45°31′S 170°07′E / 45.517°S 170.117°E / -45.517; 170.117
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
DistrictDunedin
Government
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Territorial authorityDunedin City Council
 • Community boardStrath Taieri Community Board[1]
Area
 • Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[3]
 • Total153
 • Density145.7/km2 (377.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
9597
Local iwiNgāi Tahu
Middlemarch community centre

References

  1. "2016 Strath Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7028205 (7028205). 2018 Census place summary: 7028205