Invercargill
Invercargill (Māori: Waihōpai)[2] is the soothmaist an wastmaist ceety in New Zealand, an ane o the soothmaist ceeties in the warld. It is the commercial centre o the Southland region. It lees in the hert o the wide expanse o the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north o Bluff, whik is the soothmaist toun in the Sooth Island. It sits amid rich fermland that is bordered bi lairge auries o conservation laund an marine reserves, includin Fiordland Naitional Pairk coverin the sooth-wast corner o the Sooth Island an the Catlins coastal region.
Invercargill Waihōpai (Māori) | |
|---|---|
 Spring in Esk Street, Invercargill | |
 Invercargill City's location within the South Island | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′47″S 168°20′51″E / 46.41306°S 168.34750°E | |
| Kintra |  New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Southland |
| Territorial authority | Invercargill City |
| Settled bi Europeans | 1853 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Tim Shadbolt |
| • Deputy Mayor | Darren Ludlow |
| Area | |
| • Territorial | 389 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2017)[1] | |
| • Territorial | 54,800 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 50,800 |
| • Urban density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Invercargillite |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 9810, 9812 |
| Area code(s) | 03 |
| Website | icc |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2017 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "List of Place Names – Māori Language Resources – Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – Māori Language Commission". Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2015. Retrieved 14 Mey 2017.
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Travel guide tae Invercargill frae Wikivoyage
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Coordinates: 46°24′47″S 168°20′51″E / 46.41306°S 168.34750°E