Canterbury Province

Canterbury
Coat of arms of Canterbury
Canterbury Province within New Zealand post 1868
Canterbury Province within New Zealand post 1868
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
Established1853
Abolished1876
Named forCanterbury, England
SeatChristchurch
Population
 (1875[1])
 • Province71,316

The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Its capital was Christchurch.

  1. ^ EB (1878), p. 31.

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