Southland Region

Southland Murihiku (Māori)
Region of New Zealand
Southland Region
File:Winter Landscape in Western Southland.jpg File:The Fiordland National Park.NZ (13816861254).jpg File:Fiordland Lake Marian.jpg File:Milford Sound (New Zealand).JPG
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Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
Established	1861 (provincial) 1989 (reformation)
Seat	Invercargill
Territorial authorities	List Southland District Gore District Invercargill City
Government
• Chair	Nicol Horrell
• Deputy Chair	Lloyd McCallum
Area
• Land	31,218.27 km2 (12,053.44 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)
• Region	103,900
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
HDI (2017)	0.906 very high · 10th
Website	https://www.es.govt.nz/

Southland (Māori: Murihiku) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the South Island. Its largest city is Invercargill.

It is the southernmost region of New Zealand.