Fun facts about Dunedin
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Dunedin was founded in 1848 by the Lay Association of the Free Church of Scotland as the principal town of its special settlement.
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baldwin Street in Dunedin is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world.
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dunedin's population was recorded as 128,901 in the 2023 New Zealand census, showing a 2.1% increase since 2018.
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
From the “Demographics” section
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Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 3.0
The name 'Dunedin' comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dunedin has been recognized as a UNESCO City of Literature since 2014.
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 3.0