List of municipalities in British Columbia
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This is a list of municipalities in British Columbia
, Canada
. Municipalities
in British Columbia are local government
s incorporated by the province. In total, there are 160 municipalities in the province, covering over 85% of its population. They range from a 44 hectares (109 acre) village with less than 200 people to a city of 578,000 people. A municipality is created to allow a community to govern itself and to provide and regulate local services. These services typically include, but are not limited to, the provision of drinking water, sewers, roads, fire protection, street lights, garbage/recycling collection, land use planning, building inspection, and parks.
and accountable to their citizens and to the province. Their powers and responsibilities are regulated through the Local Government Act of British Columbia, the Community Charter, and, in the case of Vancouver
, the Vancouver Charter
. They have the power of a natural person, the power to expropriate, and the power to establish and enforce bylaw
s. They are able to raise funds through property tax
es and user fees, and borrow through the Municipal Finance Authority to pay for services and capital costs.
Municipalities are governed by a mayor and council who are democratically elected on the third Saturday of November every three years. The last municipal election
occurred on November 15, 2008, and the next will occur on November 19, 2011. Each municipality is a member of a Regional District to which their councils elect representatives. The Board of Directors of the Regional District is used as a forum to discuss regional issues.
To become a municipality, a community, with the assistance of the provincial Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, defines its borders and holds a referendum on the issue. If successful the Cabinet of BC
issues a Letters Patent incorporating the community. Part 2 of the Local Government Act sets out a classification scheme that gives each new municipality a designation. If the population is less than 2,500 people the new municipality is designated a village, if between 2,500 and 5,000 a town, and if greater than 5,000 a city. If the new municipality has an area greater than 800 hectares (1,976.8 acre) and an average population density of less than 5 persons per hectare then is it designated a district municipality. There have been 3 other designations given: a Resort Municipality given to Whistler
, an Island Municipality given to Bowen Island
, and an Indian Government District given to Sechelt Indian Government District (NB not the same as the District of Sechelt
). The municipality must request change in designation but is not compelled to do so, despite population growth or loss - Greenwood
has retained its city status, for example, rather than relinquishing it as other boomtowns of its era have done. There is no longer any legal difference between the designations.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
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. Municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in British Columbia are local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
s incorporated by the province. In total, there are 160 municipalities in the province, covering over 85% of its population. They range from a 44 hectares (109 acre) village with less than 200 people to a city of 578,000 people. A municipality is created to allow a community to govern itself and to provide and regulate local services. These services typically include, but are not limited to, the provision of drinking water, sewers, roads, fire protection, street lights, garbage/recycling collection, land use planning, building inspection, and parks.
Municipal status
Within their limited jurisdictions Municipalities are autonomous, responsibleSocial responsibility
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
and accountable to their citizens and to the province. Their powers and responsibilities are regulated through the Local Government Act of British Columbia, the Community Charter, and, in the case of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, the Vancouver Charter
Vancouver Charter
The Vancouver Charter is a unique provincial statute that serves to incorporate the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The legislation, passed in 1953, superseded the Vancouver Incorporation Act and granted the city more and different powers than other communities possess under British...
. They have the power of a natural person, the power to expropriate, and the power to establish and enforce bylaw
Bylaw
By-law can refer to a law of local or limited application passed under the authority of a higher law specifying what things may be regulated by the by-law...
s. They are able to raise funds through property tax
Property tax
A property tax is an ad valorem levy on the value of property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state or a municipality...
es and user fees, and borrow through the Municipal Finance Authority to pay for services and capital costs.
Municipalities are governed by a mayor and council who are democratically elected on the third Saturday of November every three years. The last municipal election
British Columbia municipal elections, 2008
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 15, 2008.The following is a list of mayoral races in selected municipalities.-Abbotsford:-Burnaby:-Campbell River:-Castlegar:-Central Saanich:-Chilliwack:...
occurred on November 15, 2008, and the next will occur on November 19, 2011. Each municipality is a member of a Regional District to which their councils elect representatives. The Board of Directors of the Regional District is used as a forum to discuss regional issues.
To become a municipality, a community, with the assistance of the provincial Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, defines its borders and holds a referendum on the issue. If successful the Cabinet of BC
Executive Council of British Columbia
The Executive Council of British Columbia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
issues a Letters Patent incorporating the community. Part 2 of the Local Government Act sets out a classification scheme that gives each new municipality a designation. If the population is less than 2,500 people the new municipality is designated a village, if between 2,500 and 5,000 a town, and if greater than 5,000 a city. If the new municipality has an area greater than 800 hectares (1,976.8 acre) and an average population density of less than 5 persons per hectare then is it designated a district municipality. There have been 3 other designations given: a Resort Municipality given to Whistler
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, an Island Municipality given to Bowen Island
Bowen Island
Bowen Island, British Columbia, is an island municipality in Howe Sound, is part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and is an island included within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust . Approximately 6 km wide by 12 km long, the island at its closest point is about 2 km...
, and an Indian Government District given to Sechelt Indian Government District (NB not the same as the District of Sechelt
Sechelt, British Columbia
The District Municipality of Sechelt is on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, Sechelt is accessible to the mainland of British Columbia via a 40 minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25 minute drive from Langdale...
). The municipality must request change in designation but is not compelled to do so, despite population growth or loss - Greenwood
Greenwood, British Columbia
Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Country smelting and mining district. It earned "city" status and has retained that stature despite the population implosion following the closure of...
has retained its city status, for example, rather than relinquishing it as other boomtowns of its era have done. There is no longer any legal difference between the designations.
List of municipalities
| Municipality | Status | Population (2006 Canada 2006 Census The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897... ) |
Area (km²) | Incorporation date Municipal corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which... |
Regional District Regional districts of British Columbia The Canadian province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts. Like counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality, and in certain regional affairs of shared concern... |
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| 100 Mile House One Hundred Mile House, British Columbia 100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada.-History:100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area... |
District | 1,885 | 51.34 | Cariboo | 51°39′0"N 121°16′48"W | |
| Abbotsford Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,... |
City | 123,864 | 359.36 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°03′17"N 122°19′41"W | |
| Alert Bay Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 census, 556 people live within the village.-Population:Slightly more than half of the village's 556 residents are First Nations people... |
Village | 556 | 1.78 | Mount Waddington | 50°34′48"N 126°56′11"W | |
| Anmore | Village | 1,785 | 27.42 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°18′42"N 122°51′29"W | |
| Armstrong Armstrong, British Columbia The City of Armstrong is located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Vernon and Enderby. It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, which forms a broad pass between the Okanagan Valley to the south and the Shuswap Country to the north, and is about from each of... |
City | 4,241 | 5.24 | North Okanagan | 50°26′30"N 119°11′00"W | |
| Ashcroft | Village | 1,664 | 51.45 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°43′44"N 121°17′00"W | |
| Barriere Barriere, British Columbia Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barriere and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley... |
District | 1,209 | 6.17 | Thompson-Nicola Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2006 Census population was 122,286 and the area covers 45,279 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the main population centre is the city of Kamloops, which... |
51°10′49"N 120°07′34"W | |
| Belcarra | Village | 676 | 5.46 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°19′16"N 122°53′26"W | |
| Bowen Island | Island Municipality | 3,362 | 49.94 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°23′00"N 123°23′00"W | |
| Burnaby | City | 202,799 | 98.60 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°14′34"N 122°57′58"W | |
| Burns Lake Burns Lake, British Columbia thumb|309px|right|Burns Lake's welcome signBurns Lake is a rural village in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923... |
Village | 2,107 | 7.17 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°13′49"N 125°45′45"W | |
| Cache Creek Cache Creek, British Columbia Cache Creek is a junction community northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97... |
Village | 1,037 | 10.57 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°48′50"N 121°19′36"W | |
| Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route... |
City | 29,572 | 143.48 | Strathcona Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of... |
50°01′28"N 125°14′51"W | |
| Canal Flats Canal Flats, British Columbia Canal Flats is a village located at the southern end of Columbia Lake, the source of the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada. In 2006, it had a population of 700.-Location:... |
Village | 700 | 10.84 | East Kootenay | 50°09′25"N 115°49′00"W | |
| Castlegar Castlegar, British Columbia Castlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism... |
City | 7,259 | 19.80 | Central Kootenay | 49°19′30"N 117°39′53"W | |
| Central Saanich Central Saanich, British Columbia Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farms, along with a handful of small working farms and vineyards, still exist... |
District | 15,745 | 41.42 | Capital | 48°35′39"N 123°24′51"W | |
| Chase Chase, British Columbia Chase is a village located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,500, and its main industries are forestry and tourism. It is located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, which is the source of the South Thompson River... |
Village | 2,409 | 3.75 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°49′10"N 119°41′10"W | |
| Chetwynd Chetwynd, British Columbia The District of Chetwynd is a town located on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient floodplain, it is the first town eastbound travellers encounter after emerging from the Rockies along Highway 97 and acts as the gateway to the Peace... |
District | 2,633 | 64.32 | Peace River | 55°41′50"N 121°38′00"W | |
| Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and... |
City | 69,217 | 260.19 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°09′28"N 121°57′03"W | |
| Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
District | n/a | n/a | Thompson-Nicola Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2006 Census population was 122,286 and the area covers 45,279 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the main population centre is the city of Kamloops, which... |
51°39′00"N 120°02′00"W | |
| Clinton Clinton, British Columbia Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 40 km northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, although others consider Ashcroft-Cache Creek, Lillooet, Savona,... |
Village | 578 | 4.36 | Thompson-Nicola | 51°05′29"N 121°35′12"W | |
| Coldstream Coldstream, British Columbia Coldstream is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, located at the northern end of Kalamalka Lake in the Okanagan Valley. Incorporated on December 21, 1906, Coldstream celebrated its centennial in 2006. The municipality is directly southeast of Vernon and is considered part of... |
District | 9,471 | 67.25 | North Okanagan | 50°13′20"N 119°15′00"W | |
| Colwood Colwood, British Columbia Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District,... |
City | 14,687 | 17.76 | Capital | 48°25′25"N 123°29′29"W | |
| Comox Comox, British Columbia Comox is a town of 12,000 people located on a small peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago, who called the area kw’umuxws... |
Town | 12,136 | 15.16 | Comox Valley Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia The Comox Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the southeastern portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, and centered about the Comox Valley... |
49°40′24"N 124°54′08"W | |
| Coquitlam | City | 114,565 | 121.69 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°17′00"N 122°47′30"W | |
| Courtenay Courtenay, British Columbia Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District which replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District... |
City | 21,940 | 26.68 | Comox Valley Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia The Comox Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the southeastern portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, and centered about the Comox Valley... |
49°41′16"N 124°59′40"W | |
| Cranbrook Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the... |
City | 18,267 | 25.14 | East Kootenay | 49°30′40"N 115°46′02"W | |
| Creston Creston, British Columbia Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive... |
Town | 4,826 | 8.48 | Central Kootenay | 49°05′25"N 116°31′00"W | |
| Cumberland Cumberland, British Columbia Cumberland is a town in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The village was originally named Union, British Columbia after the Union Coal Company, which was in turn named in honour of the 1871 union of British Columbia with Canada. The town was renamed after... |
Town | 2,762 | 29.13 | Comox Valley Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia The Comox Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the southeastern portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, and centered about the Comox Valley... |
49°37′16"N 125°1′40"W | |
| Dawson Creek | City | 10,994 | 22.32 | Peace River | 55°45′38"N 120°14′08"W | |
| Delta Delta, British Columbia Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east... |
Corporation (District) | 96,723 | 183.70 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°05′00"N 123°02′00"W | |
| Duncan Duncan, British Columbia Duncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay... |
City | 4,986 | 2.05 | Cowichan Valley | 48°46′43"N 123°42′28"W | |
| Elkford Elkford, British Columbia Elkford is a small community in southeast British Columbia. It is nestled within the majestic Rocky Mountain range. Elkford is located 32 km North of the junction at Sparwood, on provincial Highway 43.... |
District | 2,463 | 101.59 | East Kootenay | 50°01′17"N 114°54′57"W | |
| Enderby Enderby, British Columbia The City of Enderby is in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Armstrong and Salmon Arm. It is approximately 80 km north of Kelowna and 130 km east of Kamloops... |
City | 2,828 | 4.23 | North Okanagan | 50°33′03"N 119°08′23"W | |
| Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the... |
District | 16,840 | 7.04 | Capital | 48°25′50"N 123°24′29"W | |
| Fernie Fernie, British Columbia Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains... |
City | 4,217 | 16.05 | East Kootenay | 49°30′30"N 115°05′20"W | |
| Fort Nelson Fort Nelson, British Columbia Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the... |
Town | 4,514 | 13.26 | Northern Rockies | 58°48′21"N 122°41′47"W | |
| Fort St. James Fort St. James, British Columbia Fort St. James is a district municipality and former fur trading post in north-central British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south-eastern shore of Stuart Lake in the Omineca Country, at the northern terminus of Highway 27, which connects to Highway 16 at Vanderhoof... |
District | 1,355 | 22.10 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°26′46"N 124°15′04"W | |
| Fort St. John Fort St. John, British Columbia The City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally... |
City | 17,402 | 22.74 | Peace River | 56°15′09"N 120°50′47"W | |
| Fraser Lake Fraser Lake, British Columbia Fraser Lake is a village in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southwest side of Fraser Lake between Burns Lake and Vanderhoof alongside the Yellowhead Highway.... |
Village | 1,113 | 3.90 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°03′17"N 124°51′10"W | |
| Fruitvale Fruitvale, British Columbia Fruitvale is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 16 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.-Geography:... |
Village | 1,952 | 2.66 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°06′58"N 117°32′29"W | |
| Gibsons Gibsons, British Columbia Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,200 located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast.... |
Town | 4,182 | 4.33 | Sunshine Coast | 49°24′10"N 123°30′13"W | |
| Gold River Gold River, British Columbia Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast.... |
Village | 1,362 | 10.51 | Strathcona Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of... |
49°46′37"N 126°03′05"W | |
| Golden Golden, British Columbia Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Calgary, Alberta and east of Vancouver.-History:Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry... |
Town | 3,811 | 11.02 | Columbia-Shuswap | 51°17′42"N 116°57′45"W | |
| Grand Forks Grand Forks, British Columbia -Schools:Schools in the region are operated by School District 51 Boundary which has its main office in Grand Forks but also serves Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek.... |
City | 4,036 | 10.44 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°02′00"N 118°26′24"W | |
| Granisle Granisle, British Columbia Granisle is a village on Babine Lake in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, to the north of Topley between Burns Lake and Houston.- History :... |
Village | 364 | 40.21 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°53′03"N 126°12′10"W | |
| Greenwood Greenwood, British Columbia Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Country smelting and mining district. It earned "city" status and has retained that stature despite the population implosion following the closure of... |
City | 625 | 2.52 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°05′28"N 118°40′37"W | |
| Harrison Hot Springs Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia The Village of Harrison Hot Springs is a small community at the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. It is a member of the Fraser Valley Regional District; its immediate neighbour is the District of Kent and included in it, the town of Agassiz. It is a resort... |
Village | 1,573 | 5.47 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°18′10"N 121°46′50"W | |
| Hazelton Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293... |
Village | 293 | 2.85 | Kitimat-Stikine | 55°15′45"N 127°40′00"W | |
| Highlands | District | 1,903 | 37.87 | Capital | 48°30′39"N 123°30′25"W | |
| Hope Hope, British Columbia Hope is a district municipality located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon... |
District | 6,185 | 41.42 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°22′53"N 121°26′20"W | |
| Houston Houston, British Columbia Houston is a forestry, mining and tourism town in the Bulkley Valley of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its urban population is approximately 3600 people, with approximately 2000 in the surrounding rural area. It is known as the "Steelhead Capital" and it has the world's largest... |
District | 3,163 | 72.83 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°23′56"N 126°38′39"W | |
| Hudson's Hope Hudson's Hope, British Columbia Hudson's Hope is a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, in the Peace River Regional District. It covers an area of with a population of 1,157 people. Having been first settled in 1805, it is the third oldest community in the province, although it was not incorporated... |
District | 1,012 | 869.43 | Peace River | 56°01′40"N 121°54′50"W | |
| Invermere Invermere, British Columbia Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook... |
District | 3,002 | 10.18 | East Kootenay | 50°30′30"N 116°01′49"W | |
| Kamloops | City | 80,376 | 297.30 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°40′34"N 120°20′26"W | |
| Kaslo Kaslo, British Columbia Kaslo is a village in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, located on the west shore of Kootenay Lake. Known for its great natural beauty, it is a member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District... |
Village | 1,072 | 2.80 | Central Kootenay | 49°54′48"N 116°54′41"W | |
| Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... |
City | 106,707 | 211.69 | Central Okanagan | 49°53′17"N 119°29′43"W | |
| Kent Kent, British Columbia The District of Kent is a district municipality located east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several communities, the largest and most well-known being Agassiz, the only town in the municipality, Harrison Mills, Kilby, Mount Woodside,... |
District | 4,738 | 166.51 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°14′26"N 121°46′30"W | |
| Keremeos Keremeos, British Columbia Keremeos is a village in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The name originated from the Similkameen dialect of the Okanagan language word "Keremeyeus" meaning "creek which cuts its way through the flats" referring to Keremeos Creek which flows down from the Upper Benchlands to the... |
Village | 1,289 | 2.11 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°12′19"N 119°49′25"W | |
| Kimberley Kimberley, British Columbia Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine... |
City | 6,139 | 58.31 | East Kootenay | 49°40′11"N 115°58′39"W | |
| Kitimat Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia... |
City | 8,987 | 242.63 | Kitimat-Stikine | 54°02′30"N 128°40′30"W | |
| Ladysmith Ladysmith, British Columbia Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent to a sheltered harbour form the natural characteristics of the community., the population... |
Town | 7,538 | 12.18 | Cowichan Valley | 48°59′51"N 123°49′13"W | |
| Lake Country Lake Country, British Columbia Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country,... |
District | 9,606 | 122.16 | Central Okanagan | 50°03′30"N 119°24′51"W | |
| Lake Cowichan Lake Cowichan, British Columbia Cowichan Lake is a large freshwater lake located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located along the Cowichan Valley in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, with its eastern shore about west of Duncan, British Columbia. Cowichan Lake is about in length, running... |
Town | 2,948 | 8.25 | Cowichan Valley | 48°49′30"N 124°02′30"W | |
| Langford Langford, British Columbia Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities... |
City | 22,459 | 39.55 | Capital | 48°26′55"N 123°30′47"W | |
| Langley Langley, British Columbia (city) The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:... |
City | 23,606 | 10.22 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°06′15"N 122°39′27"W | |
| Langley Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford... |
Township (District) | 93,726 | 306.93 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°05′15"N 122°36′27"W | |
| Lantzville Lantzville, British Columbia Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia.... |
District | 3,661 | 27.87 | Nanaimo | 49°14′45"N 124°02′45"W | |
| Lillooet Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,... |
District | 2,324 | 27.83 | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°41′11"N 121°56′11"W | |
| Lions Bay | Village | 1,328 | 2.55 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°27′30"N 123°14′27"W | |
| Logan Lake Logan Lake, British Columbia Logan Lake is a district municipality in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.It was founded in the 1960s and 70s to support copper, molybdenum and other mineral mining operations located south of the town. The Village of Logan Lake was incorporated in November 1970, and was... |
District | 2,162 | 325.40 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°29′28"N 120°48′55"W | |
| Lumby Lumby, British Columbia Lumby is a small community of 1,804, located at the northeast corner of the Okanagan Valley, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is mainly a logging, manufacturing and agriculture community, but tourism is a growing trend within the area.... |
Village | 1,634 | 5.27 | North Okanagan | 50°15′03"N 118°58′58"W | |
| Lytton Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of... |
Village | 235 | 6.71 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°13′56"N 121°34′56"W | |
| Mackenzie Mackenzie, British Columbia Mackenzie is a District Municipality within the Fraser-Fort George Regional District in central British Columbia, Canada. The settlement is located at the south end of Williston Lake. The townsite, established by Alexandra Forest Industries, was named for Sir Alexander MacKenzie . Mackenzie's two... |
District | 4,539 | 159.09 | Fraser-Fort George | 55°19′49"N 123°05′09"W | |
| Maple Ridge Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:... |
District | 68,949 | 265.79 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°13′06"N 122°34′29"W | |
| Masset Masset, British Columbia Masset , formerly Massett, is a village in Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia. It is the western terminus of the Yellowhead Highway... |
Village | 940 | 19.45 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 54°00′36"N 132°08′17"W | |
| McBride McBride, British Columbia Situated on the Yellowhead Highway , McBride is a small community in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Prince George, west of the Alberta border, and west of Jasper, Alberta.... |
Village | 660 | 4.43 | Fraser-Fort George | 53°18′00"N 120°10′00"W | |
| Merritt Merritt, British Columbia Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all... |
City | 6,998 | 24.94 | Thompson-Nicola | 50°06′43"N 120°47′12"W | |
| Metchosin Metchosin, British Columbia The District of Metchosin is a small, coastal community in the metro Greater Victoria region of British Columbia. It is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities. Many Metchosinites are small farmers . Most are retired or work outside the community... |
District | 4,795 | 71.32 | Capital | 48°22′51"N 123°32′04"W | |
| Midway Midway, British Columbia Midway is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 13 km west of Greenwood and 51 km east of Osoyoos along Highway 3.-History:... |
Village | 621 | 12.16 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°00′38"N 118°46′43"W | |
| Mission Mission, British Columbia Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the... |
District | 34,505 | 225.78 | Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²... |
49°08′30"N 122°18′40"W | |
| Montrose Montrose, British Columbia Montrose is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 7 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.-Geography:The village of Montrose is built on a mountain ledge leading to Beaver Valley... |
Village | 1,012 | 1.53 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°04′42"N 117°35′35"W | |
| Nakusp Nakusp, British Columbia The Village of Nakusp is a small community located on the shores of Upper Arrow Lake, a portion of the Columbia River, in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia... |
Village | 1,524 | 8.00 | Central Kootenay | 50°14′36"N 117°48′00"W | |
| Nanaimo | City | 78,692 | 89.30 | Nanaimo | 49°09′53"N 123°56′00"W | |
| Nelson Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,... |
City | 9,258 | 11.72 | Central Kootenay | 49°30′00"N 117°17′00"W | |
| New Denver New Denver, British Columbia New Denver is a village in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, along the shore of Slocan Lake. New Denver was founded as a mining town in 1892, and briefly known as Eldorado City before being renamed after Denver, Colorado. It was incorporated as a village in 1929 and currently has approximately... |
Village | 512 | 1.10 | Central Kootenay | 49°59′30"N 117°22′17"W | |
| New Hazelton New Hazelton, British Columbia New Hazelton is a community on Highway 16 in northwest British Columbia, Canada. It is situated east of Terrace and west of Smithers and in 2006 had a population of 627 people... |
District | 627 | 25.64 | Kitimat-Stikine | 55°14′45"N 127°35′00"W | |
| New Westminster | City | 58,549 | 15.41 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°12′25"N 122°54′40"W | |
| North Cowichan North Cowichan, British Columbia North Cowichan is a District municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and is in the Cowichan Valley Regional District... |
District | 27,557 | 193.66 | Cowichan Valley | 48°56′00"N 123°44′00"W | |
| North Saanich North Saanich, British Columbia North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 km north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island... |
District | 10,823 | 37.14 | Capital | 48°40′00"N 123°26′00"W | |
| North Vancouver North Vancouver, British Columbia (city) The City of North Vancouver is a waterfront municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, directly across from Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the smallest of the three North Shore municipalities, and the most urbanized as well... |
City | 45,165 | 11.85 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°19′00"N 123°04′00"W | |
| North Vancouver North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality) The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia and is part of the GVRD. It surrounds the City of North Vancouver on three sides.-Geography:The District of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by Burrard Inlet... |
District | 82,562 | 160.67 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°20′40"N 123°05′10"W | |
| Oak Bay Oak Bay, British Columbia Oak Bay is a municipality located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the City of Victoria... |
District | 17,908 | 10.38 | Capital | 48°25′36"N 123°19′03"W | |
| Oliver Oliver, British Columbia Oliver is a community at the south end of the Okanagan Valley in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 4370. The community of Oliver is made up of land governed by three different bodies: the Town of Oliver, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the... |
Town | 4,370 | 4.95 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°10′59"N 119°33′01"W | |
| Osoyoos Osoyoos, British Columbia Osoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington state. The town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local... |
Town | 4,752 | 8.76 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°01′57"N 119°27′58"W | |
| Parksville Parksville, British Columbia -Demographics:Parksville had a population of 10,993 people in 2006, which was an increase of 6.5% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2006 for Parksville was $55,524, which is below the British Columbia provincial average of $62,346.... |
City | 10,993 | 14.60 | Nanaimo | 49°18′45"N 124°19′00"W | |
| Peachland Peachland, British Columbia Peachland is a district municipality of approximately 5000 residents in the Okanagan Valley, on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1899 by John Moore Robinson, although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people... |
District | 4,883 | 15.98 | Central Okanagan | 49°46′25"N 119°44′13"W | |
| Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
Village | 2,192 | 4.45 | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°19′13"N 122°48′19"W | |
| Penticton | City | 31,909 | 42.02 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°29′28"N 119°35′19"W | |
| Pitt Meadows | City | 15,623 | 85.38 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°13′15"N 122°41′00"W | |
| Port Alberni | City | 17,548 | 19.92 | Alberni-Clayoquot | 49°14′02"N 124°48′18"W | |
| Port Alice Port Alice, British Columbia Port Alice is a small, quiet, town of approx. 821 located off on Neroutsos Inlet, northwest of Port McNeill, on Vancouver Island, originally built by Whalen Pulp and Paper Mills of Vancouver. The community is known for its natural beauty, pulp mill, and salt water fishing.-History:It was named... |
Village | 821 | 7.65 | Mount Waddington | 50°23′00"N 127°27′00"W | |
| Port Clements Port Clements, British Columbia Port Clements is a village situated at the east end of Masset Inlet in Haida Gwaii off the coast of the Province of British Columbia in Canada. Founded by Eli Tingley in 1907, it was once known under the name Queenstown, but renamed to Port Clements in 1914 after Herb S... |
Village | 440 | 13.59 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 53°41′07"N 132°10′13"W | |
| Port Coquitlam | City | 52,687 | 28.85 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°15′44"N 122°46′56"W | |
| Port Edward Port Edward, British Columbia The District of Port Edward is a town of approximately 577, located on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.It is situated on the Tsimpsean Peninsula, opposite Ridley Island, 15 km south of Prince Rupert.-Directions:... |
District | 557 | 168.12 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 54°14′00"N 130°17′00"W | |
| Port Hardy Port Hardy, British Columbia Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3822 at last census... |
District | 3,822 | 40.81 | Mount Waddington | 50°43′00"N 127°30′00"W | |
| Port McNeill Port McNeill, British Columbia Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 2,623 . Located on Vancouver Island's north-east shore on Queen Charlotte Strait, it was originally a base camp for loggers, Port McNeill became a settlement in 1936... |
Town | 2,623 | 7.74 | Mount Waddington | 50°35′00"N 127°06′00"W | |
| Port Moody | City | 27,512 | 25.62 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°16′30"N 122°51′00"W | |
| Pouce Coupe Pouce Coupe, British Columbia The Village of Pouce Coupe is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. It was originally named 'Pouskapie's Prairie', after the name of the local native band chief... |
Village | 739 | 2.06 | Peace River | 55°42′57"N 120°08′02"W | |
| Powell River Powell River, British Columbia Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland... |
City | 12,957 | 29.77 | Powell River | 49°50′07"N 124°31′29"W | |
| Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"... |
City | 70,981 | 316.00 | Fraser-Fort George | 53°54′48"N 122°45′01"W | |
| Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... |
City | 12,815 | 54.90 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 54°18′44"N 130°19′37"W | |
| Princeton Princeton, British Columbia Princeton is a small town in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Cascade Mountains, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California. The Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers converge here... |
Town | 2,677 | 10.25 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°27′32"N 120°30′21"W | |
| Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach, British Columbia Qualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination,... |
Town | 8,502 | 18.00 | Nanaimo | 49°21′00"N 124°26′00"W | |
| Queen Charlotte Queen Charlotte, British Columbia The Village of Queen Charlotte, more commonly known as Queen Charlotte City, is a village municipality on Haida Gwaii in the province of British Columbia, Canada... |
Village | 948 | 37.28 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 53°15′16"N 132°05′40"W | |
| Quesnel Quesnel, British Columbia -Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709.... |
City | 9,326 | 35.34 | Cariboo | 52°58′42"N 122°29′33"W | |
| Radium Hot Springs Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia Radium Hot Springs is a village of approximately 800 people situated in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby Kootenay National Park... |
Village | 735 | 6.31 | East Kootenay | 50°37′14"N 116°04′22"W | |
| Revelstoke Revelstoke, British Columbia Revelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River... |
City | 7,230 | 31.90 | Columbia-Shuswap | 51°00′36"N 118°12′51"W | |
| Richmond Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border... |
City | 174,461 | 128.76 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°10′00"N 123°08′00"W | |
| Rossland Rossland, British Columbia Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres . Population today is approximately 3500; a number that fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter... |
City | 3,278 | 57.97 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°04′36"N 117°47′55"W | |
| Saanich Saanich, British Columbia The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is located north of the provincial capital, Victoria. It has a population of 108,265 people, making it the most populous municipality on Vancouver Island, and the seventh most populous in the province... |
District | 108,265 | 103.44 | Capital | 48°27′30"N 123°21′56"W | |
| Salmo Salmo, British Columbia Salmo is a village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Salmo River Valley, surrounded by the Selkirk Mountain range.... |
Village | 1,007 | 2.38 | Central Kootenay | 49°11′30"N 117°17′06"W | |
| Salmon Arm Salmon Arm, British Columbia -Climate:- Education :Public schools in Salmon Arm are part of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap; within the city limits, there are currently five elementary schools , one middle school , and a secondary school with two campuses... |
City | 16,012 | 155.36 | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°42′08"N 119°16′20"W | |
| Sayward Sayward, British Columbia Sayward is a village located on in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 1 mi inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19. The village is named after William Parsons Sayward, a successful lumber merchant from Victoria... |
Village | 341 | 4.72 | Strathcona Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of... |
50°22′34"N 125°57′27"W | |
| Sechelt Sechelt, British Columbia The District Municipality of Sechelt is on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, Sechelt is accessible to the mainland of British Columbia via a 40 minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25 minute drive from Langdale... |
District | 8,454 | 39.71 | Sunshine Coast | 49°28′40"N 123°45′30"W | |
| Sechelt | Indian Government District | 844 | 10.95 | Sunshine Coast | 49°28′40"N 123°45′00"W | |
| Sicamous Sicamous, British Columbia Sicamous, British Columbia is a town in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction of Mara Lake and the Shuswap Lake system. It is known as a popular all season tourist destination attracting visitors from throughout Canada and around the world... |
District | 2,676 | 14.68 | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°50′16"N 118°58′13"W | |
| Sidney Sidney, British Columbia Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,300. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport,... |
Town | 11,315 | 5.04 | Capital | 48°39′02"N 123°23′54"W | |
| Silverton Silverton, British Columbia Silverton is a village in the Slocan Valley area of the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Slocan Lake south of New Denver. It is British Columbia's smallest municipality in both population and area.... |
Village | 185 | 0.44 | Central Kootenay | 49°57′11"N 117°21′22"W | |
| Slocan Slocan, British Columbia The Village of Slocan, commonly known as Slocan City, is a village in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada... |
Village | 314 | 0.75 | Central Kootenay | 49°45′46"N 117°27′45"W | |
| Smithers Smithers, British Columbia Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.... |
Town | 5,217 | 15.69 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°46′54"N 127°10′04"W | |
| Sooke Sooke, British Columbia Sooke is a district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from the city of Victoria , Sooke is considered the westernmost of the Greater Victoria region's "Western Communities." It is situated to the north and west of the Sooke... |
District | 9,704 | 50.01 | Capital | 48°22′47"N 123°43′21"W | |
| Spallumcheen Spallumcheen, British Columbia Spallumcheen is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan region between Vernon and Enderby, the township had a population of 4,960 in the Canada 2006 Census... |
District | 4,960 | 254.90 | North Okanagan | 50°23′30"N 119°14′00"W | |
| Sparwood Sparwood, British Columbia -Newspapers:* Fernie Free Press - Weekly Paper* Elk Valley Herald - Weekly Paper* Kootenay News Advertiser - Weekly Paper* The Valley - Weekly Paper* Fernie Fix - Monthly Glossy Magazine* Black Rock News - Semimonthly-Radio stations:... |
District | 3,618 | 177.71 | East Kootenay | 49°44′30"N 114°51′20"W | |
| Squamish Squamish, British Columbia Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway... |
District | 14,949 | 106.11 | Squamish-Lillooet | 49°42′06"N 123°09′31"W | |
| Stewart Stewart, British Columbia Stewart is a small town, incorporated as a district municipality at the head of the Portland Canal in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. In 2006, its population was about 496.-History:... |
District | 496 | 571.50 | Kitimat-Stikine | 55°56′30"N 130°00′30"W | |
| Summerland Summerland, British Columbia Summerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south... |
District | 10,828 | 73.88 | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°36′00"N 119°40′13"W | |
| Sun Peaks Sun Peaks, British Columbia Sun Peaks is a newly formed municipality in British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on June 28, 2010. It is built around Sun Peaks Resort. It is located 55 kilometers northeast of Kamloops. The municipality has a resident population of around 400 people, with an additional 900 non-resident... |
Mountain Resort Municipality | n/a | n/a | Thompson-Nicola | 50°52′38"N 119°54′32"W | |
| Surrey Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District... |
City | 394,976 | 317.19 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°11′15"N 122°51′00"W | |
| Tahsis Tahsis, British Columbia Tahsis is a village on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about 300 km northwest of the provincial capital Victoria at . It has 300 residents and used to be dependent on forestry, although now the economy is moving towards outdoor recreation and tourism.The village is... |
Village | 366 | 5.73 | Strathcona Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of... |
49°55′33"N 126°38′00"W | |
| Taylor Taylor, British Columbia The District of Taylor is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on mile 36 of the Alaska Highway. Taylor, a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, covers an area of about 17 km² with 1,380 residents. As it is just south of the much larger city of... |
District | 1,384 | 16.61 | Peace River | 56°09′32"N 120°41′16"W | |
| Telkwa Telkwa, British Columbia Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly 15 km southeast of the town of Smithers and 350 km west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada.... |
Village | 1,295 | 6.56 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°41′51"N 127°10′04"W | |
| Terrace Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and... |
City | 11,320 | 41.52 | Kitimat-Stikine | 54°30′59"N 128°35′59"W | |
| Tofino Tofino, British Columbia Tofino is a district of about 1,650 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, located at the western terminus of Highway 4, on the tip of the Esowista Peninsula, at the southern edge of Clayoquot Sound.... |
District | 1,655 | 10.54 | Alberni-Clayoquot | 49°09′09"N 125°54′12"W | |
| Trail Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the... |
City | 7,237 | 34.78 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°05′42"N 117°42′36"W | |
| Tumbler Ridge Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia The District Municipality of Tumbler Ridge is a small town in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. The municipality of , with its population of 2,454 people, incorporates a townsite and a... |
District | 2,454 | 1,574.45 | Peace River | 55°06′43"N 120°58′14"W | |
| Ucluelet | District | 1,487 | 6.55 | Alberni-Clayoquot | 48°56′06"N 125°32′31"W | |
| Valemount Valemount, British Columbia Valemount is a village of 1,018 people in east central British Columbia, Canada. It is situated between the Rocky, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. It is the nearest community to the west of Jasper National Park, and is also the nearest community to Mount Robson Provincial Park, which features... |
Village | 1,018 | 4.96 | Fraser-Fort George | 52°50′00"N 119°15′00"W | |
| Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
City | 578,041 | 114.71 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°15′00"N 123°06′00"W | |
| Vanderhoof Vanderhoof, British Columbia -External links:**... |
District | 4,064 | 54.85 | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°00′51"N 124°00′32"W | |
| Vernon Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... |
City | 35,944 | 94.20 | North Okanagan | 50°16′01"N 119°16′19"W | |
| Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
City | 78,057 | 19.68 | Capital | 48°25′20"N 123°21′56"W | |
| View Royal View Royal, British Columbia View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of approximately 8000 residents and was incorporated as a municipality in December 1988.... |
Town | 8,768 | 14.48 | Capital | 48°27′09"N 123°26′04"W | |
| Warfield Warfield, British Columbia Warfield is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. It is located at the west end of Trail at the bottom of the Rossland hill.-References:... |
Village | 1,729 | 1.90 | Kootenay Boundary Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail... |
49°05′40"N 117°44′49"W | |
| Wells Wells, British Columbia Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, located on BC Highway 26, 74 km from Quesnel and 8 km before the highway's terminus at Barkerville... |
District | 236 | 159.15 | Cariboo | 53°06′06"N 121°34′32"W | |
| West Vancouver | District | 42,131 | 87.13 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°20′00"N 123°09′00"W | |
| West Kelowna | District | 28,793 | n/a | Central Okanagan Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia The Regional District of Central Okanagan is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the City of Kelowna and its surrounding bedroom municipalities.... |
49°51′45"N 119°35′00"W | |
| Whistler Whistler, British Columbia Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver... |
Resort Municipality | 9,248 | 161.71 | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°07′15"N 122°57′00"W | |
| White Rock White Rock, British Columbia White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey... |
City | 18,755 | 5.16 | Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver is the brand name of the board of the inter-municipal administrative body known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia, Canada... |
49°02′00"N 122°49′00"W | |
| Williams Lake Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits.... |
City | 10,744 | 33.11 | Cariboo | 52°08′30"N 122°08′30"W | |
| Zeballos Zeballos, British Columbia Zeballos is a village located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. While legend suggests Spanish gold seekers may have explored the area in the late 16th century, Zeballos is now known for its ecotourism and sport fishing.-Location and geography:Zeballos is a... |
Village | 189 | 1.45 | Strathcona Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of... |
49°59′00"N 126°50′43"W |