Rolleston

Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the , in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's . It is located on the 22 kilometres south-west of , and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Town with 28,000 residents
  • Description: town in Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Rolleston, New Zealand” and “Tauwharekākaho”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rolleston College.

School
is a co-educational in the town of Rolleston, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springston and Broadfield.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a small rural Canterbury town in the of . is situated 6 km southeast of Rolleston.

Locality
, sometimes called Broadfields, is a rural locality in the of New Zealand. is situated 7 km east of Rolleston.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's . is situated 7 km west of Rolleston.

Rolleston

Latitude
-43.59665° or 43° 35′ 48″ south
Longitude
172.38501° or 172° 23′ 6″ east
Population
28,000
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Named after
William Rolleston
UN/LOCODE
NZ OLT
Open location code
4V8JC93P+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289347541
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2183310
Wiki­data ID
Q1099966
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Rolleston” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոլսթոն”
  • Asturian: “Rolleston”
  • Catalan: “Rolleston”
  • Cebuano: “Rolleston”
  • Dutch: “Rolleston, New Zealand”
  • French: “Rolleston”
  • German: “Rolleston”
  • Japanese: “ロルストン (ニュージーランド)”
  • Japanese: “ロルストン”
  • Malay: “Rolleston, New Zealand”
  • Polish: “Rolleston”
  • Russian: “Роллстон”
  • Turkish: “Rolleston”
  • Urdu: “رولسٹن، نیوزی لینڈ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rolleston Hamlet and Branthwaite.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Police Station and Flex Fitness.

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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.

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