Port Chalmers

town in New Zealand

Port Chalmers is a town and port in East Otago. It is 15 kilometers northeast of Dunedin and is on State Highway 88. It has a primary school and the Catholic primary school closed in January 2023.

Port Chalmers
Māori: Kōpūtai
Settlement
Looking across Port Chalmers and the Otago Harbour to the Otago Peninsula
Looking across Port Chalmers and the Otago Harbour to the Otago Peninsula
Map
Coordinates: 45°49′04″S 170°37′08″E / 45.8178°S 170.6188°E / -45.8178; 170.6188
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityDunedin
Community boardWest Harbour Community Board[1]
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityDunedin City Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of DunedinJules Radich
 • Dunedin MPRachel Brooking
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[3]
 • Total1,470
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

References

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  1. "2016 West Harbour Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.