Otago Region
Sign in to saveOtago is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government region. Its population was
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Otago is a region in the southern part of New Zealand's South Island that is managed by the Otago Regional Council and covers a large area, making it one of New Zealand's biggest local government regions. The region is significant as a major administrative area within New Zealand's local government system.
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- Otago
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- Region
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- Region
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- Flag of Otago.svg
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- Otago
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- Otago within New Zealand
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- New Zealand
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- Island
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- South Island
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- Dunedin
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- Territorial authorities
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- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Politics
- Local government
- Parliamentary representation
- Ngāi Tahu governance
- Economy
- Education
- See also
- Notes
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Otago is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government region. Its population was
The name "Otago" is the local southern Māori dialect pronunciation of "Ōtākou", the name of the Māori village near the entrance to Otago Harbour. The exact meaning of the term is disputed, with common translations being "isolated village" and "place of red earth", the latter referring to the reddish-ochre clay that is common in the area around Dunedin. "Otago" is also the old name of the European settlement on the harbour, established by the Weller Brothers in 1831, which lies close to Otakou. The upper harbour later became the focus of the Otago Association, an offshoot of the Free Church of Scotland, notable for its adoption of the principle that ordinary people, not the landowner, should choose the ministers.