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Canterbury Province

historical province of New Zealand in South Island
AdministrativeArea province_of_new_zealand Q5033684
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Canterbury Province

Summary

Canterbury Province is a province of New Zealand[1]. It draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_new_zealand category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canterbury Province is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • Canterbury Province's instance of is recorded as province of New Zealand[4].
  • Canterbury Province is a type of region[5].
  • January 1, 1853 marks the founding of Canterbury Province[6].
  • Canterbury Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.529452777778, 'lon': 172.63389444444}[7].
  • Canterbury Province's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[8].

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Geography

Canterbury Province is in the country of New Zealand[3].

Designation and Status

Canterbury Province's instance of is recorded as province of New Zealand[4].

History and Context

January 1, 1853 marks the founding of Canterbury Province[6].

Why It Matters

Canterbury Province draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_new_zealand category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Aceehinrt · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → province of New Zealand
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
    Inception → +1853-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P576]]: 31 October 1876, Copying from [[Q6990698]]"
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