Selwyn District
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selwyn-district-204-6367216
title:
Selwyn District
text:
Selwyn District is a predominantly rural district in central Canterbury, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is named after the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri, which is in turn named after Bishop George Selwyn, the first Anglican bishop of New Zealand who, in 1843 and 1844, travelled the length of the country by horse, foot, boat and canoe, leaving in his wake a sprinkling of locations that now bear his name. As of the 2023 census, Selwyn District is the fastest-growing territorial a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Territorial authority district in Canterbury, New Zealand
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selwyn_District
date created:
2004-11-15T21:34:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:00:52Z
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fields total:
13
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16