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Prince George | |
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| City of Prince George | |
 An aerial view of Prince George | |
 Flag  Logo | |
| Motto: "Shaping a Northern Destiny" | |
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| Coordinates: 53°45′47″N 122°44′43″W / 53.76306°N 122.74528°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Fraser–Fort George |
| Established | 1807 |
| Incorporated | March 6, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simon Yu |
| • Governing body | Prince George City Council |
| • MPs | Todd Doherty (CPC) Bob Zimmer (CPC) |
| • MLAs | Rosalyn Bird (BCC) Kiel Giddens (BCC) |
| Area | |
• City | 318.26 km2 (122.88 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 73.9 km2 (28.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 76,708 |
| • Density | 242.2/km2 (627/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 67,339 |
| • Metro | 89,490 |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | princegeorge |
Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada, situated at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. The city itself has a population of 76,708;[3] the metro census agglomeration has a population of 89,490.[4] It is often called the province's "northern capital".[5] because it serves as a centre for higher education, health care, government services, arts and entertainment, sports, and support for major industries such as forest products and mining.
- ^ "Prince George". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Prince George [Population centre], British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "City of Prince George – Our City!". Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.