Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dun Eideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, and with an estimated population of 132,800 as of June 2025 it is New Zealand's seventh most populous metropolitan and urban area.
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The University of Otago (Māori: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka) is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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With an estimated population of 132,800 as of June 2025, Dunedin is New Zealand's seventh most populous metropolitan and urban area.
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With an estimated population of 132,800 as of June 2025, Dunedin is New Zealand's seventh most populous metropolitan and urban area.
History, settlement
A Scottish settlement was established in 1848 by the Lay Association of the Free Church of Scotland
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45°52′27″S 170°30′13″E / 45.87417°S 170.50361°E
Infobox, coordinates longitude
45°52′27″S 170°30′13″E / 45.87417°S 170.50361°E
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-45.87416 170.50361 P PPLA NZ F7 071 132800 21 Pacific/Auckland
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 21 m
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