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The South Island (official alternative name Te Waipounamu, from Māori) is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand by surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. With a population of 1,256,700 as of June 2025, the South Island is home to 24% of New Zealand's 5.3 million inhabitants. The most populous cities are…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Island | Archipelago | New Zealand | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Area | 150,437 km2 (58,084 sq mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Area rank | 12th | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Coastline | 5,842 km (3630.1 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Coordinates | .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars… | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Demonym | South Islander | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Ethnic groups | European (82.8%) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Ethnic groups | Māori (11.3%) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Ethnic groups | Asian (10.3%) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Ethnic groups | Pacific peoples (3.4%) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Highest elevation | 3,724 m (12218 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Highest point | Aoraki / Mount Cook | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | ISO 3166-2:NZ | NZ-S | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Largest settlement | Christchurch (pop. 407,800) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Length | 840 km (522 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Location | Oceania | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Pop. density | 8.3/km2 (21.5/sq mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Population | 1,256,700 (June 2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Regional councils | 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | Territorial authorities | 23 | 1.00 | infobox |
| South Island | is a | major centre for electricity generation | 0.90 | text |
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