Leeston
| Leeston | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 46 ′ S , 172 ° 18 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-CAN | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Canterbury | |
| District | Selwyn District | |
| Ward | Ellesmere Ward | |
| Residents | 1 506 (2013) | |
| height | 20 m | |
| Post Code | 7632 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ LEO | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 The Leeston War Memorial |
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Leeston is a place in the Selwyn District of Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The place is located in the Canterbury Plains about 40 kilometers southwest of Christchurch , not far from the Pacific Ocean between Lake Ellesmere and the Rakaia River . For the 2013 census, the town had 1506 inhabitants.
history
In the place there is a war memorial in memory of the fallen of the First World War . Some street names also refer to battlefields of the war, such as the Turkish port city of Gallipoli , where one of the bloodiest battles of the war took place in 1915 with the participation of New Zealand troops .
Leeston was once the headquarters of the Selwyn District before it was moved to the larger town of Rolleston . The Council still has an office in the city.
Personalities
- Daniel Carter (* 1982), rugby union player who has also played for the national team All Blacks , was born in Leeston in1982.
Web links
- Leeston . Selwyn District Council,accessed August 8, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Leeston . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Contact Us . Selwyn District Council , accessed August 1, 2017 .