Christchurch
largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
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Summary
Christchurch is a city[1]. Christchurch ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,131 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Christchurch City[3]
- Country: New Zealand[4]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Named after: Christ Church[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Seattle[8], Bahía Blanca[9], Wuhan[10], Adelaide[11], Christchurch[12], Kurashiki[13], Lanzhou[14], Songpa District[15]
- Postal code: 8011[16], 8013[17], 8014[18], 8022[19], 8023[20], 8024[21], 8025[22], 8041[23], 8042[24], 8051[25], 8052[26], 8053[27], 8061[28], 8062[29]
- Part of: Christchurch and Banks Peninsula[30]
- Commons category: Christchurch, New Zealand[31]
- Opposite of: A Coruña[32]
- Local dialing code: 03[33]
- Inception: 1848[34]
- Coordinate location: -43.53111111111111, 172.63611111111112[35]
- Significant event: climate emergency declaration in New Zealand[36]
- Official website: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/[37]
- IPA transcription: /ˈkraɪstʃɜːrtʃ/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Christchurch[39]
- Commons gallery: Christchurch[40]
- Population: 358,062[41], 383,200[42], 49,928[43], 53,116[44], 54,925[45]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], The American Cyclopædia[49]
- Capital of: Canterbury Region[50], Christchurch City[51]
- Official name: Christchurch[52], Ōtautahi[53]
- Nickname: Garden City[54]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Christchurch[55]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Christchurch[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Christchurch include Christchurch International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in New Zealand[59], founded in 1940[60].
Why It Matters
Christchurch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Christchurch is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Christchurch include Christchurch International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in New Zealand[59], founded in 1940[60].