Queenstown (also translated as Queenstown or Queenstown) is located in the southwest of Otago, the South Island of New Zealand, and is a tourist attraction in the South Island. The whole city is built around the mouth of Lake Wakatip, in a slender "S" shape, surrounded by spectacular mountains. The scenery is changeable, and the lakes and mountains are like fairyland.

Queenstown is the largest city in central Otago, but for some management reasons, Queenstown is usually regarded as a part of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Because it is a tourist attraction, Queenstown has many restaurants and hotels. The specialties are roast mutton and crispy rolls, which have always been traditional foods in New Zealand. Bill Clinton, the former president of the United States, also tasted seafood at the boardwalk restaurant at the steamboat pier.

name

Queenstown got its name for many reasons. The main reason is that the local gold diggers chose this name in memory of Queen Victoria and for the health of the Queen. Now, Queenstown has become a famous tourist attraction in New Zealand and even the world.

geography

The towns near Queenstown are Arrow Town, Wanaka, Alexandria and Cromwell. It is adjacent to Arrow Town, a place where gold was mined before, where there is China Village, which is the remains of China's gold rush in New Zealand. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargi.

traffic

Queenstown International Airport can provide services for Queenstown passengers.

Human population

In the population survey of 200 1 year, the number of permanent residents in Queenstown (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) was 8,535, which was 19.3% compared with 1996. By 2007, the urban resident population will increase to 10990; The floating population is 25,000-35,000 (winter). The population of Queenstown Lake District is 22,956 (according to the government's estimate in 2006).