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Ashburton
City population
21,600
#35
in New Zealand
#4
in Canterbury
#23,866
worldwide
-43.898, 171.730 · 383 km from Wellington
About Ashburton
Ashburton is a city in Canterbury, New Zealand with a population of 21,600. It is the 35th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 23,866th largest worldwide. It lies 383 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 5
Coordinates
-43.898, 171.730
Record updated
5 May 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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