City Rise

City Rise is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of . One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.
  • Type: Quarter with 7,480 residents
  • Description: suburb of Dunedin
  • Postal code: 9016

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Joseph’s Cathedral and Beverly-Begg Observatory.

Church
St Joseph's Cathedral is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. It is located in City Rise in the city of , New Zealand. It serves as the seat of the bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Dunedin, which was erected on 26 November 1869.

Observatory
The is a astronomical observatory, situated in Robin Hood Park in the Belleknowes part of town belt. It was established in 1922 by the Dunedin Astronomical Society and is the home of the group.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Exchange and Dunedin.

Locality
is an area of central , in the of . The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the region and the second-largest city of the South Island of . Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

Suburb
is a major residential and retail suburb of the New Zealand city of . It is located 150 metres above the city centre on the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge.

City Rise

Latitude
-45.87511° or 45° 52′ 30″ south
Longitude
170.49441° or 170° 29′ 40″ east
Population
7,480
Open location code
4V6G4FFV+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1311393589
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q5123398
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Satellite Map

Discover City Rise from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“City Rise” goes by many names.
  • French: City Rise
  • Turkish: City Rise

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dunedin Central and Belleknowes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arthur Street Cemetery and Arthur Street Playground.

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