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Banks Peninsula is located
in the Canterbury region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand,
partly surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, and adjacent to the largest city in
the South Island, Christchurch, which has approximately 370,000 residents.
The peninsula has a land area of approximately 1,000 km². The peninsula,
including Lyttelton and neighbouring areas that are not on the peninsula proper,
was governed by the Banks Peninsula District Council from 1989 until 6 March
2006 when the council was merged with neighbouring Christchurch City Council.
The population of the peninsula in 2001 was 7,833 residents (2001 census).
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