Vancouver | |
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City of Vancouver | |
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Nickname: | |
Motto(s): "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper" | |
![]() Location within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada | |
Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Lower Mainland |
Incorporated | April 6, 1886 |
Named for | Captain George Vancouver R.N., (1757-1798), explored 1792 for British Royal Navy |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken Sim |
• City Council | List of Councillors |
• MPs (Fed.) | List of MPs |
• MLAs (Prov.) | List of MLAs |
Area | |
• City | 123.63 km2 (47.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 115.18 km2 (44.47 sq mi) |
• Urban | 911.64 km2 (351.99 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,878.93 km2 (1,111.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0–152 m (0–501 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 662,248 (8th) |
• Density | 918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,264,823[1] |
• Metro | 2,642,825 (3rd) |
• Metro density | 918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vancouverite |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
NTS Map | 092G03 |
GNBC Code | JBRIK |
Highways![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GDP | US$ 154.3 billion[4] |
GDP per capita | US$58,384[4] |
Website | City of Vancouver |
Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport on the mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city has a population of over 630,000 and is the largest city in British Columbia. Metro Vancouver has a population of over 2 million people.[5] That makes it the third largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has a mix of people from different cultures. Fifty-two percent of city residents have a first language that is not English.[6][7]
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