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Leeston

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Place locality Q985373
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Leeston

Summary

Leeston is a locality[1]. Leeston ranks in the top 2% of locality entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leeston is located in Selwyn District[3].
  • Leeston is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Leeston's instance of is recorded as locality[5].
  • Leeston's Commons category is recorded as Leeston[6].
  • Leeston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.766666666667, 'lon': 172.3}[7].
  • Leeston has a population of {'amount': '+2070'}[8].
  • Leeston has a population of {'amount': '+2208'}[9].
  • Leeston has a population of {'amount': '+2370'}[10].
  • Leeston covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.90'}[11].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Leeston covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.90'}[11]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2070'}[8], {'amount': '+2208'}[9], and {'amount': '+2370'}[10].

Designation and Status

Leeston's instance of is recorded as locality[5].

Why It Matters

Leeston ranks in the top 2% of locality entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2] Leeston has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -43.766666666667, 'lon': 172.3}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Selwyn District
    Population → {'amount': '+2070'}, {'amount': '+2208'}, {'amount': '+2370'}
    Instance of → locality
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:لیسٹن]]"
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