Vancouver: Largest city in British Columbia, Canada

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. 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.

Vancouver
City of Vancouver
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports
Flag of Vancouver
Coat of arms of Vancouver
Nickname: 
See Nicknames of Vancouver
Motto(s): 
"By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper"
Location within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada
Location within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver is located in British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver
Location within British Columbia
Vancouver is located in Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver
Location within Canada
Vancouver is located in North America
Vancouver
Vancouver
#Location within North America
Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W / 49.250; -123.100
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionLower Mainland
IncorporatedApril 6, 1886
Named forCaptain George Vancouver R.N., (1757-1798), explored 1792 for British Royal Navy
Government
 • MayorKen Sim
 • City Council
List of Councillors
 • MPs (Fed.)
List of MPs
 • MLAs (Prov.)
List of MLAs
Area
 • City123.63 km2 (47.73 sq mi)
 • Land115.18 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
 (2021)
 • City662,248 (8th)
 • Density918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,264,823
 • Metro
2,642,825 (3rd)
 • Metro density918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi)
DemonymVancouverite
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V5K - V6T, V6Z, V7X - V7Y
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
NTS Map092G03
GNBC CodeJBRIK
Highways
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports Hwy 1 (TCH)
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports Hwy 7
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports Hwy 1A
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports Hwy 7A
Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports Hwy 99
GDPUS$ 154.3 billion
GDP per capitaUS$58,384
WebsiteCity of Vancouver

History

Native People began living in this area around 10,000-8,000 years ago. These people were part of three main groups: the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh.

Vancouver was founded in 1886, and is named after British naval captain George Vancouver. Captain Vancouver explored the area around Vancouver and Vancouver Island in the 1790s.

Buildings and information

The University of British Columbia is in Vancouver.

Vancouver also has Stanley Park which has beaches and totem poles. Nearby is Grouse Mountain which has good skiing and has a 2.9 km (1.8 mi.) hiking trail which is known as the Grouse Grind. Grouse Mountain also has an animal sanctuary, including wolves and bears.

The Lions Gate Bridge is also in Stanley Park, Vancouver.

Sports

Vancouver: History, Buildings and information, Sports 
Rogers Arena is the home of the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver has two ice hockey teams, the Vancouver Canucks (who play for the National Hockey League) and the Vancouver Giants (who play for the Western Hockey League).

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League are based in Vancouver. The team has won 6 Grey Cups.

In soccer, Vancouver is home to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. They play in the Major League Soccer (MLS).

The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver and it was the first time Canada won a gold medal on Canadian soil.

Geography

Vancouver is on a peninsula on the West Coast of Canada, less than a one-hour drive north of the Canada-U.S. border. Between Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean to the west is a large island called Vancouver Island. Until the city was named in 1885, "Vancouver" referred to Vancouver Island. Some people mistakenly think that the city is on Vancouver Island. On the south shore of Vancouver is the Fraser River, which flows west into the Strait of Georgia. The water along the north shore is called Burrard Inlet. The city has an area of 114 square kilometres (44 sq mi). The larger metropolitan area is 2,878 square kilometres (1,111 sq mi). As with most of British Columbia, Vancouver is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8).

Climate

Vancouver has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification). The average precipitation per year is 1189 mm, mostly from October to April. High temperatures in the summer average 22 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded was 34.4 °C on July 30, 2009. On average, snow falls on only 11 days per year. The snow is usually wet, not very deep, and melts in the rain. On average, on only 4.5 days a year does the temperature not rise above freezing.

Housing in Vancouver

Vancouver has had a housing affordability crisis for many years. It came in as the second-least affordable housing market compared with 90 other metropolitan areas in different countries. The only place considered less affordable was Hong Kong.

Vancouver has been criticized for saying that it provides many social housing units to residents. However social housing can refer to small apartments renting for $1,700 per month. There are people with household incomes of up to $120,000 living in social housing in Vancouver.

The government has been attempting to address the housing crisis situation by imposing a series of taxes such as the Foreign-buyers tax and Empty Homes Tax in 2016 and Speculation tax in 2018.

Rents in Vancouver were very high, and apartment vacancies were very low in 2019.

Media

Television

Newspapers

Internet Media

  • The Tyee
  • NowPublic
  • Daily Hive

Notable people

Notes

References

Other websites

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