Dunedin
city in New Zealand's South Island
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Summary
Dunedin is a city[1]. Dunedin ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,165 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dunedin City[4]
- Country: New Zealand[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Edinburgh[7], Shanghai[8], Portsmouth[9], Otaru[10]
- Spectral class: http://www.viaf.org/viaf/129002787[11]
- Postal code: 9010[12], 9011[13], 9012[14], 9013[15], 9014[16], 9016[17], 9018[18], 9022[19], 9023[20], 9024[21], 9035[22], 9076[23], 9077[24], 9081[25]
- Commons category: Dunedin[26]
- Local dialing code: 03[27]
- Inception: 1848[28]
- Coordinate location: -45.87416666666667, 170.5036111111111[29]
- Significant event: climate emergency declaration in New Zealand[30]
- Official website: http://www.cityofdunedin.com[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dunedin[32]
- Commons gallery: Dunedin[33]
- Population: 99,885[34], 106,200[35], 36,070[36], 41,529[37], 55,256[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
- Capital of: Otago Region[43]
- Official name: Dunedin[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Dunedin[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dunedin[46]
- Native label: Ōtepoti[47], Dunedin[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Dunedin[49]
- Different from: Dunedin[50]
- Area: 3,314,000,000[51], 3286.2[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dunedin include Dunedin International Airport[53], an international airport[54], in New Zealand[55] and Taieri Gorge Railway[56], a railway line[57], in New Zealand[58], founded in 1991[59].
Why It Matters
Dunedin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Dunedin is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Dunedin include Dunedin International Airport[53], an international airport[54], in New Zealand[55] and Taieri Gorge Railway[56], a railway line[57], in New Zealand[58], founded in 1991[59].