Rolleston
Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area.
- Town with about 21,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- …is also known as “Rolleston, New Zealand”
- …is named after William Rolleston
- Description: town in Canterbury, New Zealand
Places of Interest
Discover Rolleston College.
Rolleston College
School
Rolleston College is a co-educational state high school in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springston and Broadfield.
Springston
Springston is a small rural Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand.
6 km southeast of Rolleston
Broadfield
Locality
Broadfield, sometimes called Broadfields, is a rural locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand.
7 km east of Rolleston
Burnham Military Camp
Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island.
7 km west of Rolleston
Rolleston
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Latitude
-43.59665° or 43° 35′ 48″ south
Longitude
172.38501° or 172° 23′ 6″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ OLT
Open location code
4V8JC93P+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Rolleston” goes by many names.
ՌոլսթոնArmenian
RollestonAsturian
RollestonCatalan
RollestonCebuano
Rolleston, New ZealandDutch
ロルストンJapanese
ロルストン (ニュージーランド)Japanese
Rolleston, New ZealandMalay
RoretanaMaori
TauwharekākahoMaori
RollestonPolish
РоллстонRussian
RollestonTurkish
رولسٹن، نیوزی لینڈUrdu
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Localities in the Area
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