Otago
Otago (/əˈtɑːɡoʊ/ (
listen), /oʊ-, ɒ-/[3]; Māori: Ōtākou [ɔːˈtaːkou]) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the South Island. Its largest city is Dunedin.
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Ōtākou | |
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| Otago Region | |
 Flag | |
 Otago within New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Established | 1848 (Dunedin settlement) 1852 (Otago Province) |
| Seat | Dunedin |
| Territorial authorities | List
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| Government | |
| • Chair | Gretchen Robertson |
| • Deputy Chair | Lloyd McCall |
| Area | |
| • Region | 31,251 km2 (12,066 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31,186.33 km2 (12,041.11 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[1] | |
| • Region | 246,000 |
| • Density | 7.872/km2 (20.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.932[2] very high · 6th |
| Website | www.Otago.co.nz www.ORC.govt.nz |
Otago Media
Arrowtown, a historic mining town
The University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university
Autumn in Otago, New Zealand
Aerial photo of Beaumont area in Otago, looking southwest. State Highway 8 runs from left to right across the photo (only visible in the right half), and crosses the Clutha River just below centre.
Mount Aspiring / Tititea is New Zealand's highest mountain outside the Aoraki / Mount Cook region.
Kawarau Gorge, where Roaring Meg joins the Kawarau River, in central Otago
A map showing population density in the Otago Region at the 2006 census.
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References
- ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2