Dunedin, (kent in the Māori leid as Otepoti) is the fift maistmuckle city o New Zealand wi mair nor 142,000 indwallers. It is situatit in the sooth-east o the Sooth Isle.
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Dunedin
Ōtepoti (Māori) |
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City |
 Clockwise frae top: First Kirk o Otago, cityscape seen frae Signal Hill leukoot, Larnach Castle, Anglican Cathedral an Toun Haw on The Octagon |
 Banner  Coat airms |
Eik-name(s): Edinburgh of the South; [1]Dunners (colloquial) [2] |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′S 170°30′E |
| Kintra | New Zealand |
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| Region | Otago |
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| Territorial authority | Dunedin Ceety Cooncil |
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| Settled bi Māori | c. 1300[3] |
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| Settled bi Europeans | 1848 |
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| Incorporated[4] | 1855 |
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| Named for | Dùn Èideann – Scots Gaelic name for Edinburgh |
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| Electorates | Dunedin North
Dunedin Sooth |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Mayor | Dave Cull |
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| • Deputy Mayor | Chris Staynes |
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| Area |
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| • Territorial | 3314 km2 (1,280 sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 255 km2 (98 sq mi) |
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| Population |
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| • Territorial | 130,500 |
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| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 122,000 |
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| • Urban density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
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| Demonym(s) | Dunedinite |
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| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
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| Postcode | 9010, 9011, 9012, 9013, 9014, 9016, 9018, 9022, 9023, 9024, 9035, 9076, 9077, 9081, 9082, 9092 |
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| Area code(s) | 03 |
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| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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| Website | www.DunedinNZ.com |
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The city haes haed the mucklest population o Scots in the kintra, syne aboot the 1860s. Thare are evidents that a lanerly byleid o the Scots leid wis spakken in the airt, bit hit haes dee'd oot.[7]
