Oamaru
Oamaru is a city in New Zealand with a population of about 13,000.
Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is the main town of the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Timaru and 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dunedin on the Pacific coast; State Highway 1 and the railway Main South Line connect it to both cities. With a population of 14,300, Oamaru is the 28th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the third largest in Otago behind Dunedin and Queenstown. The town is the seat of Waitaki District, which includes the surrounding towns of Kurow, Weston, Palmerston, and Hampden, which combined have a population of 23,200.
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About Oamaru
| Country | New Zealand |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Explore | F7 |
| Population | 13,000 |
| Local currency | NZD |
| Coordinates | -45.0976, 170.9709 |
| Time zone | Pacific/Auckland |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 524 km · Wellington |
| Population (New Zealand) | #72 most populated in New Zealand |
| Where on Earth | 45°5′51″S · 170°58′15″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 5,020 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 4,999 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 45.10, -9.03 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Sydney | 2,097 km |
| Singapore | 8,350 km |
| Tokyo | 9,518 km |
| Beijing | 10,905 km |
| Los Angeles | 11,317 km |
| São Paulo | 11,483 km |