Metro Vancouver facts for kids
Metro Vancouver is a special area in British Columbia, Canada. It was created in 1966. For many years, it was known as "The Greater Vancouver Regional District." Now, it's simply called "Metro Vancouver."
This area includes 22 different cities and towns, plus one special electoral area and one First Nation community. It covers a large space of about 2,877 square kilometers (1,111 square miles). Metro Vancouver helps manage important services for all these local places, like water and waste collection. About half the homes in Metro Vancouver are part of a 'strata' property, which means they share common areas like hallways or gardens.
Who is Part of Metro Vancouver?
Metro Vancouver is made up of 23 different local governments. These include 21 cities and towns, one electoral area, and one First Nation community. Here's a list of the main members and how many people lived there in 2016:
| Metro Vancouver Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Type of Community | 2016 Population | 2011 Population | Growth Rate
2011-2016 |
| Vancouver | City | 631,486 | 603,502 | 4.64% |
| Surrey | City | 517,887 | 468,251 | 10.60% |
| Burnaby | City | 232,755 | 223,218 | 4.27% |
| Richmond | City | 198,309 | 190,473 | 4.11% |
| Coquitlam | City | 139,284 | 126,804 | 9.84% |
| Langley | District municipality | 117,285 | 104,177 | 12.58% |
| Delta | City | 102,238 | 99,863 | 2.38% |
| North Vancouver | District municipality | 85,935 | 84,412 | 1.80% |
| Maple Ridge | City | 82,256 | 76,052 | 8.16% |
| New Westminster | City | 70,996 | 65,976 | 7.61% |
| Port Coquitlam | City | 58,612 | 55,958 | 4.74% |
| North Vancouver | City | 52,898 | 48,196 | 9.76% |
| West Vancouver | District municipality | 42,473 | 42,694 | -0.52% |
| Port Moody | City | 33,551 | 33,011 | 1.64% |
| Langley | City | 25,888 | 25,081 | 3.22% |
| White Rock | City | 19,952 | 19,339 | 3.17% |
| Pitt Meadows | City | 18,573 | 17,736 | 4.72% |
| Electoral Area A | Regional district electoral area | 16,133 | 12,988 | 24.21% |
| Bowen Island | Island municipality | 3,680 | 3,402 | 8.17% |
| Anmore | Village | 2,210 | 2,092 | 5.64% |
| Lions Bay | Village | 1,334 | 1,318 | 1.21% |
| Tsawwassen | Indian reserve (Treaty First Nation) | 816 | 720 | 13.33% |
| Belcarra | Village | 643 | 644 | -0.16% |
| Total Metro Vancouver Regional District | 2,463,431 | 2,313,328 | 6.49% | |
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Burnaby is the third-most populated city in Metro Vancouver with a population of 249,125 (2021).
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Metro Vancouver manages the Cleveland Dam, located in the District of North Vancouver. The dam is used to store portions of the Lower Mainland's drinking water.
See also
In Spanish: Distrito regional del Gran Vancouver para niños
