Otago (English spelling)

Japanese: オタゴ(英語表記)Otago
Otago (English spelling)
This region lies in the southeast of the South Island of New Zealand, on the southeastern slopes of the Southern Alps and south of the Canterbury Plains. It is an important hydroelectric power generation area, and is the second largest agricultural and livestock region in the South Island after the Canterbury Plains, known for sheep farming and fruit cultivation. The capital city is Dunedin. Historically, this region, together with the Southland region to the west, was once called Otago Province (state system abolished in 1876), and is particularly famous for the gold rush of the 1860s. Area: 36,441 km2 . Population: 185,225 (1991).

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Japanese:
ニュージーランド,サウス島南東部,サザンアルプスの南東斜面,カンタベリー平野の南に連なる地方。重要な水力発電地帯であるとともにサウス島ではカンタベリー平野に次ぐ農牧地帯で,牧羊,果樹栽培などで知られる。中心都市はダニディン。なお歴史的にはこの地方とその西に連なるサウスランド地方を合せた範囲がオタゴ州 (1876州制度廃止) と呼ばれていたことがあり,特に 1860年代のゴールドラッシュは有名。面積3万 6441km2。人口 18万 5225 (1991) 。

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