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 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Otago Region is located in New Zealand[3].
  • Otago Region is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Otago Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[5].
  • Otago Region's capital is recorded as Dunedin[6].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as Canterbury Region[7].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as West Coast Region[8].
  • Otago Region's shares border with is recorded as Southland Region[9].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Waitaki District[10].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dunedin City[11].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Otago District[12].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Queenstown-Lakes District[13].
  • Otago Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clutha District[14].
  • Otago Region's Commons category is recorded as Otago Region[15].
  • Otago Region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00[16].
  • 1852 marks the founding of Otago Region[17].
  • Otago Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -45.88055555555555, 'lon': 170.4961111111111}[18].
  • Otago Region's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Island[19].
  • Otago Region's authority is recorded as Otago Regional Council[20].
  • Otago Region's official website is recorded as https://www.orc.govt.nz/[21].
  • Otago Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Otago[22].
  • Otago Region has a population of {'amount': '+229200'}[23].
  • Otago Region has a population of {'amount': '+240900'}[24].
  • Otago Region has a population of {'amount': '+253900'}[25].
  • Otago Region's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Otago Region's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the Otago Region[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Otago Region covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31241'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+229200'}[23], {'amount': '+240900'}[24], and {'amount': '+253900'}[25].

Designation and Status

Otago Region's instance of is recorded as region of New Zealand[5].

History and Context

1852 marks the founding of Otago Region[17].

Why It Matters

Otago Region has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Otago
    Located in/on physical feature South Island
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