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Invercargill, kota, dewan regional Southland, Pulau Selatan, Selandia Baru. Invercargill terletak di bagian paling selatan Pulau Selatan di sepanjang Sungai Waihopai, dekat pertemuannya dengan muara Sungai Baru. Sebagai pusat layanan untuk industri pertanian di kawasan ini, kota ini terletak di dataran yang membentang ke utara, timur, dan barat; ke selatan, muara mengarah ke Selat Foveaux, yang memisahkan Pulau Selatan dari Pulau Stewart.
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Maori telah mendiami wilayah itu selama berabad-abad pada saat orang Eropa tiba di daerah itu. Kapten James Cook dan krunya adalah yang pertama, berlayar di sekitar ujung selatan Pulau Selatan, termasuk Selat Foveaux, pada 1770, dan melewati lagi tiga tahun kemudian. Orang Eropa, sering sementara, mulai berdatangan di wilayah itu pada akhir 1700-an dan awal 1800-an, tertarik oleh prospek perburuan anjing laut dan anjing laut. Daerah termasuk yang sekarang bernama Invercargill dibeli dari Maori oleh Perusahaan Selandia Baru pada tahun 1853 dalam sebuah perjanjian yang disebut Pembelian Murihiku. Dalam beberapa tahun setelah pembelian, para pejabat Selandia Baru, di antaranya Gubernur Thomas Gore Brown, mulai merencanakan pendirian kota yang disebut Invercargill; nama itu dipilih untuk menghormati Kapten William Cargill, seorang pemukim dan administrator terkemuka di provinsi yang dulu bernama Otago.
John Kelly, an Irish-born sealer and whaler, arrived with his family in 1856 as the first European settlers near what would soon be chosen as the site of Invercargill. They were quickly followed by a small number of others, forming a settlement known at first as Kelly’s Point or Inverkelly. That same year the chief surveyor for Otago province, John Turnbull Thomson, chose the existing settlement as the location of Invercargill and surveyed and laid out the town site. The first sale of town lands took place in March 1857, and by the end of the year, there were several dozen residents, many of them Scots, and a small number of businesses. Invercargill served as the capital of Southland province (1861–70) during its short existence independent of Otago province. (The provincial system was abolished in 1876.) The town was made a borough in 1871. With the development of the Southland region from the late 19th century as an agricultural and food-processing centre, Invercargill grew rapidly, and it was incorporated as a city in 1930.
Invercargill is the centre of a sheep- and dairy-farming region and has food-processing plants, wool-processing facilities, sawmills, joineries, storage facilities, and engineering plants. The city airport, located approximately 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre, provides domestic connections. Stewart Island can be reached by air from Invercargill or by ferry from the port of Bluff, some 17 miles (27 km) south of the city. The city’s prominent cultural institutions include the Anderson Park Art Gallery, the neo-Georgian former home of a noted local businessman that now houses the work of New Zealand artists; the Southland Museum and Art Gallery; and a number of historic churches, houses, and administrative buildings. Invercargill has an established network of historic walks, parks, and nature trails. The main park, Queen’s Park, features an aviary and rose gardens. The landmark brick Invercargill Water Tower (1889), capped by a cupola, can be climbed for a scenic view of the city. Pop. (2006) 46,773; (2012 est.) 49,000.
