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The region is sparsely populated, with the largest population centres being Ranfurly , Middlemarch , Naseby , and Omakau. The land is hilly, with many outcrops of rock. The scenery between Omakau and Ranfurly will be familiar to anyone who has seen Peter Jackson 's '' The Lord Of The Rings '' film trilogy as the location for many of the scenes set in Rohan . During the 1860s the region was one of the sites of the Central Otago Goldrush , and relics from that era can still be seen around the towns of Kyeburn, Naseby, and St. Bathans . Sheep farming is the major source of income. The area is closely associated with the sport of Curling . |
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