Central Otago District

Central Otago District
Geographical location
Location of the Central Otago District
Photo from the Central Otago District
Dunstan Trail in the highlands of Central Otago
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	South island
region	Otago
Local authority	District
Council	Central Otago District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Alexandra (New Zealand)
mayor	Tim Cadogan
founding	1989
Post Code	9310, 9320, 9332, 9376, 9377, 9383-9387, 9392-9398, 9500, 9572, 9587, 9591, 9793, 9778
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
Website	www.codc.govt.nz
geography
Region ISO	NZ-OTA
Coordinates	45 ° 15 ′  S , 169 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′  S , 169 ° 23 ′  E
Highest elevation	2098 m
Lowest elevation	130 m
surface	9 956  km 2
Residents	17th 895 (2013)
Population density	1.8 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
GDP (Engl. GDP)	NZ $ 0.952 billion  (2016)
GDP / capita	NZ $ 53,199  per inhabitant
Public revenue	NZ $ 33.0 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 34.9 million  (2015)
Number of households	10 026 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 28,200  (2013)
Māori population	7.3% (2013)

The Central Otago District is an administrative unit in the Otago region in New Zealand . The district council, called the Central Otago District Council , has its seat in the city of Alexandra , as does the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

The Central Otago District has a total land area of ​​9956 km², making it the largest district in the Otago region . At the census in 2013, the district had 17,895 inhabitants and with 1.8 inhabitants per km² the lowest population density of all districts in the region.

The Central Otago District is the middle of all the districts in the Otago Region . To the west, the district is bounded by the Queenstown-Lakes District , to the north and northeast by the Waitaki District , 55% of which is in the Canterbury region , to the southwest by the Southland District , which belongs to the Southland region , to the south by the Clutha District and in the East of the urban area of Dunedin .

The landscape of the Central Otago District is shaped by the forestless steppe-like highlands of Otago, in which wide plains and mountain ranges that do not rise above 1400  m alternate. The two major rivers that traverse the district are the west and south-west trending Clutha River and the Taieri River, which runs south in the east of the district .

The largest city in the district is Alexandra with around 4800 inhabitants, followed by Cromwell with around 4150 inhabitants.

climate

Although New Zealand has a maritime climate due to its proximity to the sea, Central Otago's climate is more like a continental climate due to its special location , with warm dry summers and cold snowy winters. The district is altogether under the influence of prevailing westerly winds. Since rain clouds usually already rain down in the western part of the Queenstown-Lakes District , there is not much precipitation left for the Central Otago District . That is why the district is considered to be the driest in the whole country with 400 to 700 mm per year. The average daytime temperatures in summer are mostly above 20 ° C. The winters, however, are cold and bring minus temperatures in the single digits. The average annual sunshine duration is between 1700 and 2000 hours depending on the location.

population

Population development

Of the 17,895 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 1299 inhabitants were of Māori origin (7.3%). This means that 0.2% of the country's Māori population lived in the Central Otago District . The median income for the population in 2013 was NZ $ 28,200,  compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 92.9% said they were European, 7.5% said they had Māori roots, 1.3% came from the islands of the Pacific and 1.6% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 11.2% of the population said they were born overseas. 1.2% of the population spoke Māori as the second most common language after English, among the Māori 12.4%.

region

administration

The Central Otago District is again divided into five wards , the Alexandra Ward and the Cromwell Ward with three Councilors each , the Earnscleugh Manuherikia Ward with two and the Maniototo Ward and the Teviot Valley Ward with one Councilor each . The ten Councilors , together with the Mayor, form the District Council and are re-elected every three years.

economy

The district owned around 3,280 companies in 2012. In the same assessment period, the district generated a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of NZ $ 926 million, an increase of 8.0% compared to the previous year. In 2016 the value was only slightly higher at NZ $ 952 million.

The primary economic sector accounted for 30.9% of GDP in 2012 with NZ $ 251 million, making it the economically strongest and most important economic sector. The service sector followed in second place with NZ $ 134 million and a 16.5% share. Almost half of all companies in the district were in the horticultural and fruit growing sectors.

Infrastructure

traffic

The district is connected by the New Zealand State Highway 8 , which, coming from the north along the Clutha River, opens up the west and southwest of the district, and by the State Highways 85 and 87 , which connect the north and east of the district.

Web links

• Homepage . Central Otago District Council,accessed July 28, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Central Otago District . (PDF 2.3 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 7, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Central Otago District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 28, 2016 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Central Otago District Economy Profile - Economy Overview . Infometrics , accessed May 7, 2017 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Central Otago District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed July 28, 2016 .  
5. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 28, 2016 .  
6. ↑ GR Macara : The Climate and Weather of Otago . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 67 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2015, ISSN 1173-0382 , p.   6, 16, 24, 31 (English, online PDF 2.7 MB [accessed July 24, 2016]).
7. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Central Otago District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 28, 2016 .  
8. ↑ Mayor and Councilors . Central Otago District Council , accessed July 28, 2016 .  
9. ↑ ^{a b} Otago Economic Overview 2012 . (PDF 3.3 MB) Otago Regional Council , accessed on July 28, 2016 (English).