Ōamaru

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Ōamaru

Total population

13,850

Coordinates-45.10°, 170.97°

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

Overview

Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is the main town of the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Timaru and 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dunedin on the Pacific coast; State Highway 1 and the railway Main South Line connect it to both cities. With a population of 14,300, Oamaru is the 28th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the third largest in Otago behind Dunedin and Queenstown. The town is the seat of Waitaki District, which includes the surrounding towns of Kurow, Weston, Palmerston, and Hampden, which combined have a population of 23,200.

Geography

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