Roxburgh | |
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Town | |
 The main street of Roxburgh | |
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| Coordinates: 45°32′S 169°19′E / 45.533°S 169.317°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago region |
| Territorial authorities | Central Otago District |
| Ward | Teviot Valley Ward |
| Community | Teviot Valley Community |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Central Otago District Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Central Otago | Tamah Alley |
| • Southland MP | Joseph Mooney |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Urban area | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Urban area | 650 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 9500 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Roxburgh (previously called Teviot and Teviot Junction) is a small New Zealand town of about 600 people in Central Otago.[3] It is in Teviot Valley on the banks of the Clutha River, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Alexandra in the South Island. State Highway 8, which links Central Otago with Dunedin city, passes through the town. Roxburgh is well known for its Summer fruit and "Jimmy's Pies."
An important centre during the Otago gold rush of the 1860s, in more recent times Roxburgh has relied on a mixture of livestock and stone fruit production for its economic survival. It is one of the country's most important apple growing regions and other stone fruit such as cherries and apricots are also harvested locally.
Five kilometres to the north of the town is the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the major hydroelectric dams built on the Clutha. There is also an opencast lignite mine located just north of town at Coal Creek.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Place name detail: Roxburgh". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 29 June 2020.