Mount Pleasant, New Zealand

This article is about the Christchurch suburb. For the Christchurch mountain, see Mount Pleasant (New Zealand).
Mount Pleasant
Area
  Total 4.6282 km2 (1.7870 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 4,158
  Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)

Mount Pleasant is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain in the Port Hills of which it takes its name. The area originally belonged to the borough of Sumner. A petition in 1920 by the majority of its residents asked for it to be included as a riding of the Heathcote County. Whilst the mayor of Sumner, John Barr, submitted against the petition, it was granted and took effect on 1 April 1921.[1] As a result of the 1989 local government reforms, Heathcote County was amalgamated with and became part of Christchurch City Council.

References

  1. Menzies, J. F. (1941). Sumner (PDF). Christchurch: Simpson & Williams Ltd. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

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Coordinates: 43°33′47″S 172°42′58″E / 43.563°S 172.716°E / -43.563; 172.716

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