City profile · New Zealand · Oceania
Rolleston
City population
34,100
#24
in New Zealand
#2
in Canterbury
#16,110
worldwide
-43.583, 172.383 · 322 km from Wellington
About Rolleston
Rolleston is a city in Canterbury, New Zealand with a population of 34,100. It is the 24th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in New Zealand, and the 16,110th largest worldwide. It lies 322 km from Wellington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
60 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-43.583, 172.383
Record updated
2026-05-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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