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Arrowtown
Town in Otago, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For towns named Arrow, see arrow (disambiguation).
Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River (Māori: Haehaenui) approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is located 19.5 kilometres to the east of Queenstown. As well as the route via State Highway 6 at Arrow Junction, there is also road access directly to Queenstown via Arthurs Point and a third route via the picturesque Lake Hayes.
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Arrowtown | |
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Town | |
![]() Buckingham Street, Arrowtown's main shopping street | |
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Coordinates: 44°56′33″S 168°50′09″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Otago |
Territorial authority | Queenstown-Lakes District |
Ward | Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward |
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Government | |
• Territorial authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
• Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
• Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes | Glyn Lewers |
• Southland MP | Joseph Mooney |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Town | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
• District | 8,719.66 km2 (3,366.68 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Urban | 3,060 |
• District | 52,800 |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode(s) | 9302 |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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There are many well preserved buildings that were used by the European and Chinese[3] immigrants who settled during the town's gold mining era.