Vancouver
largest city in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vancouver | |
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| City of Vancouver | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: See Nicknames of Vancouver | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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| • MPs (Fed.) | |
| • MLAs (Prov.) | |
| 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[3] |
| • 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 | V5K - V6T, V6Z, V7X - V7Y |
| 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 |
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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]