Otago

Otago
Ōtākou
Region of New Zealand
Otago Region
Flag of Otago
Flag
Otago within New Zealand
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 2023)
 • Region254,600
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12:00 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13:00 (NZDT)
HDI (2021)0.932
very high · 6th
Websitewww.Otago.co.nz
www.ORC.govt.nz

Otago (/əˈtɑːɡoʊ/ (listenⓘ), /oʊ-, ɒ-/; 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 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (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