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| Dunedin | ||
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| Urban Area | Population | 113,600 |
| Extent | Dunedin, Mosgiel, Port Chalmers |
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Name | Dunedin City |
| Population | 121,100 | |
| Land area | 3314.8km² | |
| Extent | urban area, and out as far as Middlemarch, Waikouaiti and the Taieri River |
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| Regional Council |
Name | Otago |
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. Known in Maori as Otepoti, the city stands on the hills and valleys surrounding the head of Otago Harbour. The harbour and hills are the remnants of an extinct volcano. Dunedin is the home of the University of Otago.
The Lay Association of the Free Church of Scotland founded Dunedin in 1848 as a Scottish settlement. The town's name comes from Dun Eideann, the Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. The University of Otago, the oldest university in New Zealand, was founded in Dunedin in 18691869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 North German Confederation issues 10 gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeater's skin May 10 Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 Wo. Dunedin became wealthy during the Central Otago goldrushThe Central Otago Goldrush (often simply called the Otago goldrush occurred during the 1860s in Otago, New Zealand. Gabriel Read, an Australian prospector who had hunted gold in both California and Victoria, Australia, discovered gold in a creek bed at Ga which began at Gabriel's_GullyGabriel's Gully is a locality in Otago, New Zealand, three kilometres from Lawrence township and close to the Tuapeka River. The discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully by Gabriel Read in May 1861 led to the Central Otago goldrush. Otago Cities and towns of near LawrenceLawrence is a small town of some 500 inhabitants in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the main route from Dunedin to the inland towns of Queenstown and Alexandra, 35 kilometres to the northwest of Milton, and close to the Tuapeka Rive in 18611861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 1 Benito Juarez captures Mexico City January 2 Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by Wilhelm I January 3 American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United. During the 20th century, influence and activity moved north to the other centres ("the drift north"), but by the end of the century Dunedin had re-established its identity as a centre of excellence in tertiary education and research.