List of cities in British Columbia facts for kids
A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
List of cities
Name | Corporate name |
Regional district |
Incorporation date |
Population (2011) |
Population (2006) |
Change (%) |
Area (km²) |
Population density |
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Abbotsford | Abbotsford, City of | Fraser Valley | December 12, 1995 | 133,497 | 124,258 | 7.4 | 375.55 | 355.5 |
Armstrong | Armstrong, City of | North Okanagan | March 31, 1913 | 4,815 | 4,241 | 13.5 | 5.19 | 928.0 |
Burnaby | Burnaby, City of | Metro Vancouver | September 22, 1892 | 223,218 | 202,799 | 10.1 | 90.61 | 2,463.5 |
Campbell River | Campbell River, City of | Strathcona | June 24, 1947 | 31,186 | 29,572 | 5.5 | 143.12 | 217.9 |
Castlegar | Castlegar, City of | Central Kootenay | January 1, 1974 | 7,816 | 7,259 | 7.7 | 19.58 | 399.3 |
Chilliwack | Chilliwack, City of | Fraser Valley | April 26, 1873 | 77,936 | 69,217 | 12.6 | 261.50 | 298.0 |
Colwood | Colwood, City of | Capital | June 24, 1985 | 16,093 | 14,687 | 9.6 | 17.66 | 911.2 |
Coquitlam | Coquitlam, City of | Metro Vancouver | July 25, 1891 | 126,840 | 114,565 | 10.7 | 122.30 | 1,037.1 |
Courtenay | Courtenay, The Corporation of the City of | Comox Valley | January 1, 1915 | 24,099 | 22,021 | 9.4 | 29.38 | 820.2 |
Cranbrook | Cranbrook, The Corporation of the City of | East Kootenay | November 1, 1905 | 19,319 | 18,329 | 5.4 | 31.95 | 604.7 |
Dawson Creek | Dawson Creek, The Corporation of the City of | Peace River | May 26, 1936 | 11,583 | 10,994 | 5.4 | 24.37 | 475.4 |
Delta | Delta, City of | Greater Vancouver | September 22, 2017 | 99,863 | 96,635 | 3.3 | 180.11 | 554.4 |
Duncan | Duncan, The Corporation of the City of | Cowichan Valley | March 4, 1912 | 4,932 | 4,986 | -1.1 | 2.07 | 2,381.7 |
Enderby | Enderby, The Corporation of the City of | North Okanagan | March 1, 1905 | 2,932 | 2,828 | 3.7 | 4.26 | 687.7 |
Fernie | Fernie, The Corporation of the City of | East Kootenay | July 28, 1904 | 4,448 | 4,217 | 5.5 | 14.83 | 299.8 |
Fort St. John | Fort St. John, City of | Peace River | December 31, 1947 | 18,609 | 17,402 | 6.9 | 22.69 | 820.2 |
Grand Forks | Grand Forks, The Corporation of the City of | Kootenay Boundary | April 15, 1897 | 3,985 | 4,036 | -1.3 | 10.43 | 382.0 |
Greenwood | Greenwood, The Corporation of the City of | Kootenay Boundary | July 12, 1897 | 708 | 625 | 13.3 | 2.42 | 292.7 |
Kamloops | Kamloops, City of | Thompson-Nicola | October 17, 1967 | 85,678 | 80,376 | 6.6 | 299.23 | 286.3 |
Kelowna | Kelowna, City of | Central Okanagan | May 4, 1905 | 117,312 | 107,035 | 9.6 | 211.82 | 553.8 |
Kimberley | Kimberley, City of | East Kootenay | March 29, 1944 | 6,652 | 6,139 | 8.4 | 60.62 | 109.7 |
Langford | Langford, City of | Capital | December 8, 1992 | 29,228 | 22,459 | 30.1 | 39.94 | 731.9 |
Langley | Langley, City of | Metro Vancouver | March 15, 1955 | 25,081 | 23,606 | 6.2 | 10.22 | 2,454.6 |
Maple Ridge | Maple Ridge, City of | Metro Vancouver | September 12, 2014 | 76,052 | 68,949 | 10.3 | 266.78 | 285.1 |
Merritt | Merritt, City of | Thompson-Nicola | April 1, 1911 | 7,113 | 6,998 | 1.6 | 24.82 | 286.6 |
Nanaimo | Nanaimo, City of | Nanaimo | December 24, 1874 | 83,810 | 78,692 | 6.5 | 91.30 | 918.0 |
Nelson | Nelson, The Corporation of the City of | Central Kootenay | March 18, 1897 | 10,230 | 9,258 | 10.5 | 11.93 | 857.7 |
New Westminster | New Westminster, The Corporation of the City of | Metro Vancouver | July 16, 1860 | 65,976 | 58,549 | 12.7 | 15.63 | 4,222.2 |
North Vancouver | North Vancouver, The Corporation of the City of | Metro Vancouver | August 10, 1891 | 48,196 | 45,165 | 6.7 | 11.83 | 4,073.8 |
Parksville | Parksville, City of | Nanaimo | June 19, 1945 | 11,977 | 10,993 | 9.0 | 14.44 | 829.6 |
Penticton | Penticton, The Corporation of the City of | Okanagan-Similkameen | January 1, 1909 | 32,877 | 31,909 | 3.0 | 42.10 | 780.9 |
Pitt Meadows | Pitt Meadows, City of | Metro Vancouver | April 25, 1914 | 17,736 | 15,623 | 13.5 | 86.51 | 205.0 |
Port Alberni | Port Alberni, City of | Alberni-Clayoquot | October 28, 1967 | 17,743 | 17,548 | 1.1 | 19.76 | 897.9 |
Port Coquitlam | Port Coquitlam, The Corporation of the City of | Metro Vancouver | March 7, 1913 | 55,958 | 52,687 | 6.2 | 29.17 | 1,918.3 |
Port Moody | Port Moody, City of | Metro Vancouver | March 11, 1913 | 32,975 | 27,512 | 19.9 | 25.89 | 1,273.8 |
Powell River | Powell River, The Corporation of the City of | Powell River | October 15, 1955 | 13,165 | 12,957 | 1.6 | 28.91 | 455.3 |
Prince George | Prince George, City of | Fraser-Fort George | March 6, 1915 | 71,974 | 70,981 | 1.4 | 318.26 | 226.1 |
Prince Rupert | Prince Rupert, City of | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | March 10, 1910 | 12,508 | 12,815 | -2.4 | 54.93 | 227.7 |
Quesnel | Quesnel, City of | Cariboo | March 21, 1928 | 10,007 | 9,326 | 7.3 | 35.38 | 282.8 |
Revelstoke | Revelstoke, City of | Columbia Shuswap | March 1, 1899 | 7,139 | 7,230 | -1.3 | 40.76 | 175.1 |
Richmond | Richmond, City of | Metro Vancouver | November 10, 1879 | 190,473 | 174,461 | 9.2 | 129.27 | 1,473.5 |
Rossland | Rossland, The Corporation of the City of | Kootenay Boundary | March 18, 1897 | 3,556 | 3,278 | 8.5 | 59.79 | 59.5 |
Salmon Arm | Salmon Arm, City of | Columbia Shuswap | May 15, 1905 | 17,464 | 16,012 | 9.1 | 155.28 | 112.5 |
Surrey | Surrey, City of | Metro Vancouver | November 10, 1879 | 468,251 | 394,976 | 18.6 | 316.41 | 1,479.9 |
Terrace | Terrace, City of | Kitimat-Stikine | December 31, 1927 | 11,486 | 11,320 | 1.5 | 57.36 | 200.3 |
Trail | Trail, City of | Kootenay Boundary | June 14, 1901 | 7,681 | 7,237 | 6.1 | 34.93 | 219.9 |
Vancouver | Vancouver, City of | Metro Vancouver | April 6, 1886 | 603,502 | 578,041 | 4.4 | 114.97 | 5,249.1 |
Vernon | Vernon, The Corporation of the City of | North Okanagan | December 30, 1892 | 38,150 | 35,979 | 6.0 | 95.76 | 398.4 |
Victoria | Victoria, The Corporation of the City of | Capital | August 2, 1862 | 80,017 | 78,057 | 2.5 | 19.47 | 4,109.4 |
West Kelowna | West Kelowna, City of | Central Okanagan | June 26, 2015 | 30,892 | 27,214 | 13.5 | 123.51 | 250.1 |
White Rock | White Rock, The Corporation of the City of | Metro Vancouver | April 15, 1957 | 19,339 | 18,755 | 3.1 | 5.13 | 3,773.5 |
Williams Lake | Williams Lake, City of | Cariboo | March 15, 1929 | 10,832 | 10,744 | 0.8 | 33.13 | 327.0 |
Total cities | — | — | — | 3,132,909 | 2,881,552 | 8.9 | 4,243.26 | 738.3 |
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