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| population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = | population_note = | population_demonym = Ashburtonian | timezone = NZST | utc_offset = +12 | timezone_DST = NZDT | utc_offset_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = Postcode(s) | postal_code = 7700 | area_code = 03 | website = | footnotes = }} Ashburton ((マオリ語:Hakatere)) is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is the seat of the Ashburton District, a territorial authority encompassing the town and the surrounding rural area, which is also known as Mid Canterbury. It is south west of Christchurch and is sometimes regarded as a satellite town of Christchurch.〔(Editorial comment 15 June 2011 - Ashburton Guardian )〕 Ashburton township has a population of , with an additional 12,400 living in the wider district. The town is the 23rd largest urban area in New Zealand and the third-largest urban area in the Canterbury Region, after Christchurch and Timaru. ==Naming== Ashburton was named by the surveyor Captain Joseph Thomas of the New Zealand Land Association, after Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton, who was a member of the Canterbury Association. The town is laid out around two central squares either side of the railway line and main highway, Baring Square East and Baring Square West. "Ashvegas", Ashburton's common nickname, is an ironic allusion to Las Vegas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashburton, New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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