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Night City

Districts, history and daily life in the city of dreams.

District map

Night City district mapSchematic map of Night City districts. Each district label links to its section; the same links are listed as text below.PACIFIC COASTBadlandsBADLANDSBADLANDSBADLANDSMorroRockWatsonWatsonnorthWestbrookWestbrookeastCity CenterCity CentercenterHeywoodHeywoodsouthSanto DomingoSanto Domingosouth-eastPacificaPacificasouth-westDogtownDogtownN
Schematic, not to scale. Positions are relative: north is up, the coast is west. Original diagram, not a game map. Each district links to its entry.

District files: Watson, Westbrook, City Center, Heywood, Pacifica, Santo Domingo, Badlands, Dogtown.

Gang turf overlay
Night City map with gang turfSchematic map of Night City districts. Each district label links to its section; the same links are listed as text below.PACIFIC COASTBadlandsBADLANDSBADLANDSBADLANDSAldecaldos, Wraithsnomad clans roamMorroRockWatsonWatsonMaelstromTyger ClawsWestbrookWestbrookTyger Claws6th StreetCity CenterCity CenterMegacorpsecurityHeywoodHeywoodValentinos6th StreetSanto DomingoSanto Domingo6th StreetPacificaPacificaVoodoo BoysAnimalsDogtownDogtownBARGHESTN

Who holds what, from the gang guide. Turf shifts; this is the 2077 picture.

  • Watson: Maelstrom (Northside), Tyger Claws (Little China, Kabuki).
  • Westbrook: Tyger Claws (Japantown), with 6th Street present.
  • City Center: megacorp security, no street gang turf.
  • Heywood: Valentinos, with 6th Street pushing in.
  • Santo Domingo: 6th Street.
  • Pacifica: Voodoo Boys, with Animals and Scavengers around.
  • Dogtown: BARGHEST.
  • Badlands: nomad clans, including the Aldecaldos and the Wraiths.
Map, as text
  • Watson: north of the center. Sub-districts Little China, Kabuki, Northside Industrial, Arasaka Waterfront.
  • Westbrook: east. Japantown, Charter Hill, North Oak.
  • City Center: the middle. Corpo Plaza and Downtown.
  • Heywood: south of City Center. Vista del Rey, The Glen, Wellsprings.
  • Santo Domingo: south-east. Arroyo and Rancho Coronado.
  • Pacifica: south-west, on the coast. Coastview, West Wind Estate and Dogtown, which sits inside it.
  • Morro Rock: an island off the coast, reached by a bridge from City Center.
  • Badlands: the desert that surrounds the whole city.

Contents

  1. Night City: Where It Is, Its History, Districts and Who Runs ItNight City is the free city on the California coast where Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners take place. Location, history across the game editions, a district-by-district table, and who is in charge.
  2. Where Is Night City? The Lore Location and the Real Place Behind ItNight City is on the California coast, in the Free State of Northern California in the lore, and is modeled on the real town of Morro Bay. Where it sits on the map and how the lore differs from reality.
  3. Dogtown in Cyberpunk 2077: History, Who Runs It and How to Get InDogtown is the walled-off district of Night City added in the Phantom Liberty expansion. What it used to be, who controls it, and when you can visit.
  4. The Afterlife Bar in Cyberpunk: Location, History and Who Drinks ThereThe Afterlife is the mercenary bar in Watson, Night City. Where it is, Rogue Amendiares, how you get in, the drinks named after dead legends, and its place in Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners.
  5. Watson in Cyberpunk 2077: Kabuki, Little China, Northside and the Arasaka WaterfrontWatson is the poor northern district of Night City where Cyberpunk 2077 begins. Sub-districts, who runs it, landmarks, its history and where to go first.
  6. Westbrook in Cyberpunk 2077: Japantown, North Oak and Charter HillWestbrook is where Night City spends its money: Japantown's nightlife, Charter Hill's climbers and North Oak's elite. Sub-districts, gangs, landmarks and fixer's notes.
  7. City Center in Cyberpunk 2077: Corpo Plaza, Downtown and Arasaka TowerCity Center is the corporate heart of Night City, rebuilt over the crater of the Arasaka Towers. Corpo Plaza, Downtown, history, who runs it and fixer's notes.
  8. Heywood in Cyberpunk 2077: The Glen, Wellsprings, Vista del Rey and the ValentinosHeywood is Night City's biggest bedroom, split between the Valentinos and 6th Street. Sub-districts, landmarks, history and fixer's notes.
  9. Pacifica in Cyberpunk 2077: The Abandoned Resort, the Voodoo Boys and DogtownPacifica was meant to be Night City's luxury resort and became a walled-off Combat Zone. Sub-districts, who runs it, history and fixer's notes.
  10. Santo Domingo in Cyberpunk 2077: Arroyo, Rancho Coronado and 6th StreetSanto Domingo is Night City's industrial district and the birthplace of 6th Street. Arroyo, Rancho Coronado, its RED history as a nomad hub, and fixer's notes.
  11. The Badlands in Cyberpunk 2077: Nomads, Wraiths and the Desert Around Night CityThe Badlands are the desert surrounding Night City: oil fields, landfills, protein farms, nomad camps and the Wraiths. Zones, history and fixer's notes.

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