Ashburton County

Ashburton County
County of New Zealand
1876–1989
CapitalAshburton, New Zealand
History 
• Established
1876
• Disestablished
1989
Today part ofCanterbury region

Ashburton County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. The council first met on 4 January 1877 in the Ashburton Road Board office. It became part of Ashburton District Council in 1989, together with Ashburton Borough Council.

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