Canterbury Province

Canterbury
Provinces of New Zealand
Coat of arms
Canterbury Province within New Zealand post 1868
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
Established1853
Abolished1876
Named afterCanterbury, England
SeatChristchurch
Population
 (1875)
 • Province
71,316

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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