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Otago
Ōtākou
Region of New Zealand
Otago Region
Flag of Otago
Flag
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Otago within New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
Established1848 (Dunedin settlement)
1852 (Otago Province)
SeatDunedin
Territorial authorities
List
Government
 • ChairGretchen Robertson
 • Deputy ChairLloyd McCall
Area
 • Region31,251 km2 (12,066 sq mi)
 • Land31,186.33 km2 (12,041.11 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022)[1]
 • Region246,000
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12:00 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13:00 (NZDT)
HDI (2021)0.932[2]
very high · 6th
Websitewww.Otago.co.nz
www.ORC.govt.nz

Otago (/əˈtɑːɡoʊ/ (audio speaker iconlisten), /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.

References

  1. ↑ "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)
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ↑ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
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