Region · New Zealand

Canterbury

New Zealand

Cities listed

524K

combined population

Christchurch

largest city

5 listed cities in Canterbury

Share of country

11.0%

Of New Zealand's listed city population

Median city

29,300

People, half are smaller

Above 100,000

of 5 listed

Smallest listed

19,300

Rangiora

Cities in Canterbury

All 47 in New Zealand

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5 cities

cities table, sortable

2	Christchurch	419,200	7.9%
24	Rolleston	34,100	0.6%
27	Timaru	29,300	0.6%
35	Ashburton	21,600	0.4%
41	Rangiora	19,300	0.4%

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