Queenstown-Lakes District | |
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 Lake Wakatipu, one of the lakes in the district | |
 Queenstown-Lakes district in the South Island | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′52″S 168°39′51″E / 45.0311°S 168.6642°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| Wards |
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| Seat | Queenstown |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Glyn Lewers |
| • Deputy Mayor | Quentin Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,719.66 km2 (3,366.68 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 52,400 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Postcode(s) | 9300, 9302, 9304, 9305, 9371, 9372, 9382, 9383, 9384, 9672, 9793 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Website | www |
Queenstown-Lakes District, a local government district, is in the Otago Region of New Zealand that was formed in 1986.[3] It is surrounded by the districts of Central Otago, Southland, Westland and Waitaki.
Much of the area is often referred to as Queenstown because of the popularity of the resort town, but the district covers a much wider area, including the towns of Wānaka to the north-east, Glenorchy to the north-west and Kingston to the south.
The district is sometimes called the Southern Lakes, as it contains Lake Wakatipu, Lake Wānaka and Lake Hāwea.
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