Southland Region
Southland is the name of
New Zealand's southernmost
region and is also the name of a
district within that region. The region also has one other district,
Gore, and one
city,
Invercargill. Southland covers an area of 28,681 square kilometres. In the 2001 census it had a population of 91,002 people, down 6,096 from the 1996 census. The seats of the
Southland Regional Council,
Southland District Council and the
Invercargill City Council are in
Invercargill.
Southland District includes the towns of
Winton,
Lumsden and all of
Stewart Island/Rakiura.
The region is home to
Fiordland National Park which covers 7,860 square kilometres. Southland also includes Stewart Island, much of which is set aside as
Rakiura National Park.
In the 19th century, Southland became a
province, but later rejoined
Otago after financial difficulties.
Southland is Represented in Parliament By
Bill English Of The National Party.
The City of Invercargill is Represented Separately by
Eric Roy Of The National Party.
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Southland Rugby*
Southland regional council's site*
Southland district council's site
