Canterbury Province

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

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).

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