Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam
City
	City of Port Coquitlam
	Railway yard in Port Coquitlam
	Flag Coat of arms Logo
	Nickname: "PoCo"
	Motto: "Working Together For The Future"
	Location of Port Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
	Coordinates: 49°15′45″N 122°46′52″W / 49.26250°N 122.78111°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
Incorporated	March 7, 1913
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Port Coquitlam City Council
• Mayor	Brad West
• Councillors	Steve Darling; Paige Petriw; Darrell Penner; Glenn Pollock; Dean Washington ; Nancy McCurrach
• MP	Ron McKinnon (Liberal)
• MLA	Mike Farnworth (BC NDP)
Area
• Land	29.16 km2 (11.26 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	61,498
• Estimate (2022)	65,246
• Rank	93rd in Canada
• Density	2,108.7/km2 (5,462/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Forward sortation area	V3B - V3C
Area codes	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	portcoquitlam.ca

Port Coquitlam (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ koh-KWIT-ləm) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it to the north and west. Pitt Meadows lies across the Pitt River from it. Port Coquitlam is bisected by Lougheed Highway and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "PoCo".^[1] It is Canada's 93rd-largest municipality by population.

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