Middlemarch, New Zealand

Middlemarch is a small town in the Otago region. It is 80 kilometers northwest of Dunedin. It has a primary school in the small town. It is the terminus of the Taieri Gorge Railway and is at the start of the Otago Central Rail Trail. It has hot summers and very cold and dry winters.

Middlemarch
Rural settlement
Looking south along State Highway 87 at Middlemarch
Looking south along State Highway 87 at Middlemarch
Coordinates: 45°31′S 170°07′E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
DistrictDunedin
Government
  Regional councilOtago Regional Council
  Territorial authorityDunedin City Council
  Community boardStrath Taieri Community Board[1]
Area
  Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[3]
  Total153
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
9597
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu
Middlemarch community centre

References

  1. "2016 Strath Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7028205 (7028205). 2018 Census place summary: 7028205
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