Otago Province

Otago Province
Provinces of New Zealand
Otago Province within New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
Established1853
Abolished1876
Named afterMāori: Ōtākou
SeatDunedin

The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The capital of the province was Dunedin. Southland Province split from Otago in 1861, but became part of the province again in 1870.

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