Mosgiel

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Mosgiel

Total population

14,700

Coordinates-45.87°, 170.35°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area. Mosgiel has a population of approximately 15,100 as of June 2025. A nickname for Mosgiel is "The pearl of the plain". Its low-lying nature does pose problems, making it prone to flooding after heavy rains. Mosgiel takes its name from Mossgiel Farm, Ayrshire, the farm of the poet Robert Burns, the uncle of the co-founder in 1848 of the Otago settlement, the Reverend Thomas Burns.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.