Clyde
Clyde, formerly Dunstan, is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand with a population of 1,200 in June 2025. It is located on the Clutha River, between Cromwell and Alexandra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 1,250 residents
- Description: locality in Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Clyde, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clyde Dam.
Clyde Dam
Dam
Photo: Clilly4, Public domain.
The Clyde Dam, New Zealand's second-largest hydroelectric dam, is built on the Clutha River / Mata-Au near the town of Clyde. It is owned and operated by Contact Energy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Earnscleugh and Alexandra.
Earnscleugh
Locality
Earnscleugh is a small settlement and rural community, based alongside the Earnscleugh River in the Central Otago District, in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. The area has vineyards and orchards. Earnscleugh is situated 3 km south of Clyde.
Alexandra
Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River, on State Highway 8, 188 km by road from Dunedin and 33 km south of Cromwell. It has a population of 6,150 as of June 2024.
Clyde
- Category: locality
- Location: Central Otago District, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.18717° or 45° 11′ 14″ southLongitude
169.31672° or 169° 19′ 0″ eastPopulation
1,250Elevation
167 metres (548 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ CLYOpen location code
4V6FR878+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 354677290OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Clyde” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clyde Volunteer Fire Brigade and St Michael & All Angels - Clyde.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clyde”. Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.