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Canterbury Province
Provinces of New Zealand in South Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former province of New Zealand. For the current top-level subdivision of Canterbury in New Zealand, see Canterbury Region. For the ecclesiastical province of England, see Province of Canterbury. For other uses, see Canterbury (disambiguation).
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Its capital was Christchurch.
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Canterbury | |
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![]() Canterbury Province within New Zealand post 1868 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | South Island |
Established | 1853 |
Abolished | 1876 |
Named for | Canterbury, England |
Seat | Christchurch |
Population (1875[1]) | |
• Province | 71,316 |
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