Canterbury Region

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area 44508 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Marlborough_Region
gptkb:West_Coast_Region
gptkb:Otago_Region
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Canterbury_Region
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Mackenzie_District
gptkb:Hurunui_District
gptkb:Kaikōura_District
gptkb:Waimate_District
gptkb:Waitaki_District_(part)
gptkb:Christchurch
gptkb:Selwyn_District
gptkb:Timaru
gptkb:Waimakariri_District
Ashburton
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:demonym Cantabrian
gptkbp:economy agriculture
manufacturing
tourism
dairy farming
gptkbp:established 1989
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Canterbury_Region
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook
3724 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canterbury Region
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:NZ-CAN
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Christchurch
gptkbp:mainLake gptkb:Lake_Ellesmere_/_Te_Waihora
gptkb:Lake_Pukaki
gptkb:Lake_Tekapo
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Rakaia_River
gptkb:Waimakariri_River
gptkb:Waitaki_River
gptkbp:mountainRange gptkb:Southern_Alps_/_Kā_Tiritiri_o_te_Moana
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Canterbury,_England
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2011_Christchurch_earthquake
gptkb:2010_Canterbury_earthquake
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Māori
gptkbp:partOf South Island
gptkbp:population 649800
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2023
gptkbp:region gptkb:Environment_Canterbury
gptkbp:seat gptkb:Christchurch
gptkbp:timezone NZST
gptkbp:timezoneDST NZDT
gptkbp:website https://www.ecan.govt.nz/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aoraki/Mount_Cook_National_Park_Visitor_Centre
gptkb:Mount_Cook_Village
gptkb:Selwyn_District_Council
gptkb:Laggan_River
gptkb:Tasman_District
gptkb:Evans_Pass_Road
gptkb:Lyttelton_Harbour
gptkb:Glenmark_Creek
gptkb:Westland,_New_Zealand
gptkb:Greater_Christchurch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6