Dunsandel

Dunsandel is a small rural township in the Canterbury Region of the South Island, New Zealand. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains just south of the Selwyn River and about 40 km south of Christchurch. Dunsandel is a junction town on SH1, halfway between Christchurch and Ashburton, with roads leading to Leeston, Southbridge and Hororata. The town provides an important refreshment stop for main road travellers with eateries and coffee shops, as well as acting as a support town for the rural hinterland.

Dunsandel had a population of 429 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 27 since 2001.^[1] The town was established to serve the local farming community which includes dairy, sheep and cropping and continues providing veterinary, transport and vehicle repair services. It has one primary school for approximately 50 children. The town is the home to the Dunsandel Cricket Club. The club's 'A' team has a reputation as one of the premier teams in the Ellesmere district.

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Coordinates: 43°40′S 172°11′E / 43.667°S 172.183°E / -43.667; 172.183

Towns of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ellesmere Ward	Bankside Brookside Doyleston Dunsandel Irwell Killinchy Lakeside Leeston Little Rakaia Mead Milltown Rakaia Huts Sedgemere Selwyn Southbridge Taumutu Te Pirita

Malvern Ward	Annat Arthur's Pass Bealey Cass Castle Hill Village Charing Cross Coalgate Courtenay Craigieburn Darfield Greendale Glentunnel Hawkins Homebush Hororata Kimberley Kirwee Kowai Bush Lake Coleridge Racecourse Hill Rakaia Gorge Sheffield Springfield Staircase Waddington Whitecliffs Windwhistle

Selwyn Central Ward	Aylesbury Burnham Halkett Mcleans Island Norwood Paparua Rolleston Sandy Knolls Weedons West Melton

Springs Ward	Broadfield Ellesmere Greenpark Greenpark Huts Ladbrooks Lincoln Lower Selwyn Huts Motukarara Prebbleton Selwyn Huts Springston Springston South Tai Tapu Templeton

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