East Otago is the name given to that part of

Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...

, in the

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that lies directly to the north of

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

. To the south, its limit is approximately the rough hill pass of the Kilmog, 25 kilometres north of Dunedin city centre, and in the north the limit is the Shag River. The population of East Otago is 2,500 (est 2001) Expected population in 2006 is 3,000 with 1,400 expecting to live in the Main town of Waikouaiti Census provisional count for East Otago as of 2006 was 4,991 Census provisional count for East Otago towns was: * Waikouaiti: 1,620 *

Palmerston Palmerston may refer to: People * Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer * Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston ** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and ...

: 1,246 * Karitane: 720 *

Dunback Dunback, formerly Waihemo, is a small town in the Otago region of New Zealand. It is located between Palmerston and Ranfurly on Highway 85. It has a population of about 200 people. Most of these people live in the rural areas near the town. ...

: 320 * Moeraki: 682 4,588 Live in the 5 main centers 403 Live in the rural areas Total: 4,991 The area contains two main towns, Waikouaiti and

along with the smaller settlements of Karitane and

. The name East Otago has fallen somewhat out of favour since the expansion of the city limits of Dunedin to encompass much of this area in the 1990s.

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