Coquitlam

Coquitlam
Coquitlam
City
	City of Coquitlam
	Coquitlam Town Centre
	Flag Coat of arms Logo
	Motto: The Spirit of the Rivers is the Strength of the People
	Location of Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
	Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 122°47′31″W / 49.28389°N 122.79194°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
First settled	7000 BCE
Incorporated as a district municipality	July 25, 1891
Amalgamated	October 7, 1971
Incorporated as a city	June 18, 1992
Seat	Coquitlam City Hall
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Coquitlam City Council
• Mayor	Richard Stewart
• City Council	List of councillors
• MPs (fed.)	List of MPs
• MLAs (prov.)	List of MLAs
Area
• Total	152.5 km2 (58.9 sq mi)
• Land	122.15 km2 (47.16 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	148,625
• Estimate (2022)	159,285
• Rank	34th in Canada; 6th in British Columbia; 5th in Metro Vancouver
• Density	1,216.7/km2 (3,151/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area	V3E, V3J – V3K
Area codes	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	www.coquitlam.ca

Coquitlam (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ ^ⓘ koh-KWIT-ləm)^[7] is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021,^[4] and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The mayor is Richard Stewart.^[3]

Simon Fraser explored the region in 1808, encountering the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples. Europeans started settling in the 1860s. Fraser Mills, a lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River was constructed in 1889, and by 1908 there were 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall, and a Sikh temple.

^ "About Our Local Government". City of Coquitlam. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Coquitlam's Changing Boundaries | Coquitlam, BC". www.coquitlam.ca. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mayor Richard Stewart". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference soupland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.). Toronto: The Canadian Press. 2017.

[1] "About Our Local Government". City of Coquitlam. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[cityborders-2] "Coquitlam's Changing Boundaries | Coquitlam, BC". www.coquitlam.ca. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[cityelec-3] "Mayor Richard Stewart". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[2021census-4] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[soupland-5] Cite error: The named reference soupland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[7] The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.). Toronto: The Canadian Press. 2017.

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