Ashburton

town in New Zealand's South Island
Place town Q724923
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Ashburton

Summary

Ashburton is a town[1]. Ashburton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashburton is located in Ashburton District[3].
  • Ashburton is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Ashburton's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton is named after Ashburton[6].
  • Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton is named after Ashburton[7].
  • Ashburton's postal code is recorded as 7700[8].
  • Ashburton's Commons category is recorded as Ashburton, New Zealand[9].
  • Ashburton's local dialing code is recorded as 03[10].
  • Ashburton's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -43.905555555556, 'longitude': 171.74555555556}[11].
  • Ashburton's topic's main category is recorded as Q9030280[12].
  • Ashburton has a population of {'amount': '+19600'}[13].
  • Ashburton has a population of {'amount': '+19284'}[14].
  • Ashburton has a population of {'amount': '+20200'}[15].
  • Ashburton's capital of is recorded as Ashburton District[16].
  • Ashburton's category for people born here is recorded as Q9228532[17].
  • Ashburton covers an area of {'amount': '+37.93'}[18].

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Geography

Ashburton is in the country of New Zealand[4]. Ashburton is located in Ashburton District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ashburton covers an area of {'amount': '+37.93'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19600'}[13], {'amount': '+19284'}[14], and {'amount': '+20200'}[15].

Designation and Status

Ashburton's instance of is recorded as town[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton[6], a politician[19], 1800–1868[20], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[21] and Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton[7], a banker[22], 1799–1864[23], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[24], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[25].

Why It Matters

Ashburton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2] Ashburton has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Ashburton is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity Ashburton District
    Coordinate location {'latitude': -43.905555555556, 'longitude': 171.74555555556}
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