Invercargill

Invercargill Waihōpai (Māori)
Spring in Esk Street, Invercargill
Invercargill City's location within the South Island
Coordinates: 46°24′47″S 168°20′51″E
Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
Region	Southland
Territorial authority	Invercargill City
Settled by Europeans	1853
Government
• Mayor	Tim Shadbolt
• Deputy Mayor	Rebecca Amundsen
Area
• Territorial	389 km^2 (150 sq mi)
• Urban	115 km^2 (44 sq mi)
Population  (June 2017)[1]
• Territorial	54,800
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban	50,800
• Urban density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Invercargillite
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	9810, 9812
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu
Website	icc.govt.nz

Invercargill (Māori: Waihōpai)^[2] is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island. It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island and the Catlins coastal region.

References

1. "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2017 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
2. "List of Place Names – Māori Language Resources – Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – Māori Language Commission". Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.