Otago Region

region in the southeast of New Zealand's South Island
AdministrativeArea region_of_new_zealand Q692912
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Otago Region

Summary

Otago Region is a region of New Zealand[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of region_of_new_zealand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otago Region is located in New Zealand[3].
  • Otago Region is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Otago Region's image is recorded as Mount Aspiring, Otago, New Zealand, 22 July 2005.jpg[5].
  • Otago Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[6].
  • Otago Region's capital is recorded as Dunedin[7].
  • Otago Region's flag image is recorded as Flag of Otago.svg[8].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as Canterbury Region[9].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as West Coast Region[10].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as Southland Region[11].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Waitaki District[12].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dunedin City[13].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Otago District[14].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Queenstown-Lakes District[15].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clutha District[16].
  • Otago Region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130336289[17].
  • Otago Region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246473866[18].
  • Otago Region's GND ID is recorded as 276707-7[19].
  • Otago Region's locator map image is recorded as Otago in New Zealand.svg[20].
  • Otago Region's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93113558[21].
  • Otago Region's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as NZ-OTA[22].
  • Otago Region's Commons category is recorded as Otago Region[23].
  • Otago Region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1640138[24].
  • Otago Region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00[25].
  • +1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Otago Region[26].
  • Otago Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -45.88055555555555, 'lon': 170.4961111111111}[27].

Body

Geography

Otago Region is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in New Zealand[3].

Physical Characteristics

Otago Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31241'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+229200'}[29], {'amount': '+240900'}[30], and {'amount': '+253900'}[31].

Designation and Status

Otago Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[6].

History and Context

+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Otago Region[26].

Why It Matters

Otago Region ranks in the top 6% of region_of_new_zealand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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