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Vancouver | |
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| City of Vancouver | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: | |
| Motto(s): "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper" | |
 Location within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada | |
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| 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 Hwy 1 (TCH) |  Hwy 7  Hwy 1A  Hwy 7A  Hwy 99 |
| 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]
- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Vancouver, City (CY) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Province of British Columbia and Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (TransLink) Facts 2008" (PDF). Government of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ↑ "2006 Census: Population by mother tongue - cities". Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ↑ "City Facts 2004" (PDF). City of Vancouver. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2006-11-11.