Back Lincoln (lungsod sa New Zealand) CEB Lincoln (Neuseeland) German Lincoln (Nouvelle-Zélande) French लिंकन, न्यूजीलैंड Hindi リンカーン (ニュージーランド) Japanese 링컨 (뉴질랜드) Korean लिंकन (न्यू झीलंड) Marathi Lincoln, New Zealand Malay Lincoln (Nieuw-Zeeland) Dutch Lincoln (New Zealand) NB
Lincoln | |
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 Looking southwest across Lincoln from the air, December 2005 | |
 Location of Lincoln | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′S 172°29′E / 43.650°S 172.483°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Selwyn District |
| Ward | Springs |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Selwyn District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Selwyn | Sam Broughton |
| • Selwyn MP | Nicola Grigg |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (June 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,250 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7608 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Lincoln (Māori: Rīkona)[2] is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres southwest of Christchurch. The town has a population of 10,250 (June 2023),[1] making it the second largest town in the Selwyn District behind nearby Rolleston.
Lincoln is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area; at the 2006 Census, 53% of employed Lincoln residents worked in the city.[3][4] The town is home to Lincoln University, the oldest agricultural tertiary institution in the Southern Hemisphere and the smallest of New Zealand's eight universities.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ "Rīkona". Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Functional urban areas – methodology and classification | Stats NZ". www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Commuting patterns in Christchurch -- Commuting patterns in New Zealand, 1996-2006". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 7 January 2015.