Mount Cook Village, officially Aoraki / Mount Cook,[a] is located within New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the end of State Highway 80, only 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)[3] south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called Aoraki / Mount Cook, in the Southern Alps.
Being situated inside a National Park, it is not possible to own property in Mount Cook Village; however, because of the year-round operation of the hotel and motels, the village has a small permanent population of around 250.[4]
All buildings and facilities operate on concessions and leases from the government. The village has no grocery stores apart from a small in-hotel convenience store. The nearest supermarket is 65 kilometres (40 mi) away in Twizel, the closest town. There is a self-service petrol pump behind the hotel complex; however, the fuel price reflects the remote location.[citation needed]
Mount Cook Village operates a small school with a roll as low as a dozen children, the only school in New Zealand inside a national park.[5]
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^"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
^"Aoraki/Mount Cook, Canterbury - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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^Charlie Mitchell (12 August 2016). "Mt Cook: The tiny school in the shadow of the mountain". Stuff. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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