Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.
- City with about 383,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code CHC
- …is named after Christ Church
- Description: largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
- Also known as“Christchurch, New Zealand”“Garden City”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christchurch Town Hall and Christ Church Cathedral.
Christchurch Town Hall
The Christchurch Town Hall, since 2007 formally known…
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled…
Hagley Oval
Hagley Oval is a cricket ground in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Albans and Riccarton.
Christchurch
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Latitude
-43.531° or 43° 31′ 51″ south
Longitude
172.6364° or 172° 38′ 11″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ CHC
Open location code
4V8JFJ9P+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Christchurch” goes by many names.
ChristchurchAfrikaans
ChristchurchAlbanian
ክራይስትቹርችAmharic
كرايستشرشArabic
كرايستشيرشArabic
كريس تشيرشArabic
كريست تشيرشArabic
ChristchurchAragonese
ՔրայսթչերչArmenian
ՔրայսթչորչArmenian
ChristchurchAsturian
KraysçörçAzerbaijani
KraystçerçAzerbaijani
ChristchurchBalinese
КрайстчерчBashkir
ChristchurchBasque
КрайстчорчBelarusian
КрайстчэрчBelarusian
ক্রাইস্টচার্চBengali
क्राइस्टचर्चBhojpuri
ChristchurchBosnian
ChristchurchBreton
КрайстчърчBulgarian
ခရစ်ချပ်ချ်မြို့Burmese
ChristchurchCatalan
ChristchurchCebuano
КрайстчерчChechen
ChristchurchChinese
克莱斯特彻奇Chinese
克赖斯特彻奇Chinese
基督城Chinese
基督堂市Chinese
ChristchurchCroatian
ChchCzech
ChristchurchCzech
ChristchurchDanish
ChristchurchDutch
كرايستشرشEgyptian Arabic
كرايستشيرشEgyptian Arabic
Christ-ChurchEsperanto
KristkirkoEsperanto
ChristchurchEstonian
ŌtautahiEstonian
ChristchurchFaroese
KaraisijejiFijian
KereschechiFijian
ChristchurchFinnish
ChristchurchGalician
კრაისტჩერჩიGeorgian
ΚράιστσερτςGreek
ΚράισττσερτςGreek
ક્રાઇસ્ટચર્ચGujarati
ChristchurchHausa
KalakakekiHawaiian
כרייסטצ’רץ‘Hebrew
כריסטצ’רץ‘Hebrew
קרייסטצ’רץ‘Hebrew
קריסטצ’רץ‘Hebrew
क्राइस्टचर्चHindi
क्रैस्टचर्चHindi
ChristchurchHungarian
ChristchurchIcelandic
ChristchurchIdo
ChristchurchIndonesian
Christchurch, New ZealandIndonesian
Christchurch, Selandia BaruIndonesian
ChristchurchInterlingue
ChristchurchIrish
ŌtautahiIrish
ChristchurchItalian
クライストチャーチJapanese
ChristchurchJavanese
ChristchurchKalaallisut
ಕ್ರೈಸ್ಟ್ಚರ್ಚ್Kannada
КрайстчёрчKazakh
КрайстчёрчKirghiz
크라이스트 처치Korean
크라이스트쳐치Korean
ChristchurchLadino
ChristchurchLatin
ChristopolisLatin
ChristchurchLatvian
KraistčērčaLatvian
ŌtautahiLatvian
ChristchurchLithuanian
KraisčerčasLithuanian
KraistčerčasLithuanian
ChristchurchLuxembourgish
КрајстчерчMacedonian
ChristchurchMalagasy
ChristchurchMalay
ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്ചർച്ച്Malayalam
ChristchurchMaori
KaraitianaMaori
ŌtautahiMaori
क्राइस्टचर्चMarathi
ख्राइस्टचर्चMarathi
ख्राईस्टचर्चMarathi
ChristchurchMin Dong Chinese
ChristchurchMin Nan Chinese
კრაისტჩერჩიMingrelian
كرايستشورتشMoroccan Arabic
ChristchurchNauru
ChristchurchNorthern Frisian
ChristchurchNorwegian
ChristchurchNorwegian Bokmål
Christchurch, New ZealandNorwegian Bokmål
ChristchurchNorwegian Nynorsk
ChristchurchOccitan (post 1500)
ŌtautahiOccitan (post 1500)
CrīstciriceOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Cristcirice, Nīwe SǣlandOld English (ca. 450-1100)
ChristchurchOromo
КрайстчерчOssetian
ਕ੍ਰਾਈਸਟਚਰਚPanjabi
کرایستچرچPersian
KrestcherchPitcairn-Norfolk
ChristchurchPolish
کرایسټ چرچPushto
ChristchurchRomanian
КрайстчерчRussian
КрайсчёрчRussian
КрайстчерчRusyn
ChristchurchScots
ChristchurchScottish Gaelic
Christchurch, Sealainn NuadhScottish Gaelic
ChristchurchSerbian
КрајстчерчSerbian
ChristchurchSerbo-Croatian
KrajstčerčSerbo-Croatian
ဝဵင်းၶရၢႆးသၶျိူတ်ႉShan
ChristchurchSicilian
ChristchurchSilesian
ڪرائسٽ چرچSindhi
ක්රයිස්ට්චර්ච්Sinhala
ක්රයිස්ට්චර්ච්, නවසීලන්තයSinhala
ChristchurchSlovak
ChristchurchSlovenian
ChristchurchSomali
ChristchurchSwahili
ChristchurchSwedish
Christchurch NZSwedish
Christchurch, Nya ZeelandSwedish
КрайстчёрчTajik
கிரைஸ்ட்சர்ச்Tamil
கிறைஸ்ட்சேர்ச்Tamil
КрайстчерчTatar
క్రీస్ట్ చర్చ్Telugu
ChristchurchThai
ไครต์เชิร์ชThai
ไครสต์เชิร์ชThai
KraisjejTok Pisin
KolokakalaTonga (Tonga Islands)
ChristchurchTurkish
ŌtautahiTurkish
КрайстчерчUdmurt
КрайстчерчUkrainian
کرائسٹ چرچUrdu
KraystcherchUzbek
ChristchurchVenetian
ChristchurchVietnamese
ChristchurchVolapük
ChristchurchWaray (Philippines)
ChristchurchWelsh
Christchurch, Seland NewyddWelsh
ChristchurchWestern Frisian
کرائسٹ چرچWestern Panjabi
克赖斯特彻奇Wu Chinese
基督城Yue Chinese
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