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A photo of the downtown Victoria skyline.
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia.

As of 2024, British Columbia has 161municipalities,[1] out of which 53 are classified as cities.[2] According to the2021 Canadian census,British Columbia is thethird most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and thesecond largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).[3]

Cities, towns, district municipalities and villages in British Columbia are referred to as municipalities and all are included inlocal governments in the province, which may be incorporated under theLocal Government Act of 2015. In order for a municipality in British Columbia to be classified as a city, it must have a minimum population of 5,000.[4][5] Although the populations ofEnderby,Grand Forks,Greenwood andRossland fall below this threshold, they are still classified as cities.[3]

The largest city by population in British Columbia isVancouver, with 662,248 residents, and the smallest is Greenwood, with 702 residents. The largest city by land area isAbbotsford, which spans 375.55 square kilometres (145.00 square miles), while the smallest isDuncan, at 2.07 square kilometres (0.80 square miles).[2] The first municipality to incorporate as a city wasNew Westminster on July 16, 1860,[6] while the province's newest city isMission, adistrict municipality that was reclassified as a city on March 29, 2021.[7]Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia.[8]

Cities

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A photo of the downtown Vancouver skyline.
Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia by population.
A photo of the downtown Abbotsford skyline.
Abbotsford is the largest city in British Columbia by area.


Cities in British Columbia
NameRegional district[6]Incorporation date[6]Population (2021)[9]Population (2016)[2]Change (%)[2]Area (km2)[2]Population density[2]
AbbotsfordFraser ValleyDecember 12, 1995153,524141,3978.6%375.33 km2409.0
ArmstrongNorth OkanaganMarch 31, 19135,3235,1144.1%5.22 km21020.0
BurnabyMetro VancouverSeptember 22, 1892249,125232,7557.0%90.57 km22750.7
Campbell RiverStrathconaJune 24, 194735,51933,0077.6%144.38 km2246.0
CastlegarCentral KootenayJanuary 1, 19748,3388,0393.7%19.87 km2419.6
ChilliwackFraser ValleyApril 26, 187393,20383,78811.2%261.34 km2356.6
ColwoodCapitalJune 24, 198518,96116,85912.5%17.66 km21073.6
CoquitlamMetro VancouverJuly 25, 1891148,625139,2846.7%122.15 km21216.7
CourtenayComox ValleyJanuary 1, 191528,42025,63910.8%32.42 km2876.7
CranbrookEast KootenayNovember 1, 190520,49920,0472.3%31.97 km2641.2
Dawson CreekPeace RiverMay 26, 193612,32312,1781.2%26.72 km2461.1
DeltaMetro VancouverSeptember 22, 2017[10]108,455102,2386.1%179.66 km2603.7
DuncanCowichan ValleyMarch 4, 19125,0474,9442.1%2.06 km22444.5
EnderbyNorth OkanaganMarch 1, 19053,0282,9642.2%4.26 km2710.4
FernieEast KootenayJuly 28, 19046,3205,39617.1%15.11 km2418.3
Fort St. JohnPeace RiverDecember 31, 194721,46520,2605.9%32.67 km2656.9
Grand ForksKootenay BoundaryApril 15, 18974,1124,0491.6%10.37 km2396.4
GreenwoodKootenay BoundaryJuly 12, 18977026655.6%2.42 km2290.2
KamloopsThompson-NicolaOctober 17, 196797,90290,2808.4%297.93 km2328.6
KelownaCentral OkanaganMay 4, 1905144,576127,39013.5%211.85 km2682.4
KimberleyEast KootenayMarch 29, 19448,1157,4259.3%60.51 km2134.1
LangfordCapitalDecember 8, 199246,58435,34231.8%41.43 km21124.4
LangleyMetro VancouverMarch 15, 195528,96325,88811.9%10.18 km22845.2
Maple RidgeMetro VancouverSeptember 12, 2014[11]90,99082,25610.6%267.82 km2339.7
MerrittThompson-NicolaApril 1, 19117,0517,139-1.2%26.04 km2270.7
MissionFraser ValleyMarch 29, 2021[7]41,51938,5547.7%226.98 km2182.9
NanaimoNanaimoDecember 24, 187499,86390,50410.3%90.45 km21104.1
NelsonCentral KootenayMarch 18, 189711,10610,5725.1%11.93 km2930.6
New WestminsterMetro VancouverJuly 16, 186078,91670,99611.2%15.62 km25052.4
North VancouverMetro VancouverAugust 10, 189158,12052,8989.9%11.83 km24913.0
ParksvilleNanaimoJune 19, 194513,64212,4539.5%14.52 km2939.5
PentictonOkanagan-SimilkameenJanuary 1, 190936,88533,7619.3%43.03 km2857.3
Pitt MeadowsMetro VancouverApril 25, 191419,14618,5733.1%86.34 km2221.7
Port AlberniAlberni-ClayoquotOctober 28, 196718,25917,6783.3%19.66 km2928.9
Port CoquitlamMetro VancouverMarch 7, 191361,49858,6124.9%29.16 km22108.7
Port MoodyMetro VancouverMarch 11, 191333,53533,5510.0%25.85 km21297.3
Powell RiverPowell RiverOctober 15, 195513,94313,1576.0%28.91 km2482.4
Prince GeorgeFraser-Fort GeorgeMarch 6, 191576,70874,0033.7%316.74 km2242.2
Prince RupertNorth CoastMarch 10, 191012,30012,2200.7%66.00 km2186.4
QuesnelCaribooMarch 21, 19289,8899,8790.1%35.35 km2279.8
RevelstokeColumbia ShuswapMarch 1, 18998,2757,5629.4%41.28 km2200.5
RichmondMetro VancouverNovember 10, 1879209,937198,3095.9%128.87 km21629.0
RosslandKootenay BoundaryMarch 18, 18974,1403,72911.0%59.72 km269.3
Salmon ArmColumbia ShuswapMay 15, 190519,43217,7069.7%155.19 km2125.2
SurreyMetro VancouverNovember 10, 1879568,322517,8879.7%316.11 km21797.9
TerraceKitimat–StikineDecember 31, 192712,01711,6433.2%57.33 km2209.6
TrailKootenay BoundaryJune 14, 19017,9207,7092.7%34.90 km2226.9
Vancouver[BC 1]Metro VancouverApril 6, 1886662,248631,4864.9%115.18 km25749.9
VernonNorth OkanaganDecember 30, 189244,51940,11611.0%96.43 km2461.7
Victoria[BC 2]CapitalAugust 2, 186291,86785,7927.1%19.45 km24722.3
West KelownaCentral OkanaganJune 26, 2015[12]36,07832,65510.5%122.09 km2295.5
White RockMetro VancouverApril 15, 195721,93919,95210.0%5.17 km24240.6
Williams LakeCaribooMarch 15, 192910,94710,7531.8%33.12 km2330.5
Total cities——3,630,1403,367,0537.8%4497.15807.2


Former cities

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Former cities in British Columbia
NameHeld city status
Kaslo1893–1959[13]
Phoenix1900–1919[14]
Sandon1898–1920[15]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Vancouver is Canada'seighth-largest city and British Columbia's largest city by population. The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock.
  2. ^Victoria is British Columbia's capital. The Victoria CMA includes the cities of Colwood, Langford and Victoria.

References

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  1. ^Affairs, Ministry of Municipal."Regional districts in B.C. - Province of British Columbia".Government of British Columbia. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024.
  2. ^abcdef"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (British Columbia)".Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024.
  3. ^ab"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories".Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. RetrievedJuly 4, 2024.
  4. ^Affairs, Ministry of Municipal."Municipalities in B.C. - Province of British Columbia".Government of British Columbia. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024.
  5. ^"Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities".Government of British Columbia. December 16, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024.
  6. ^abc"British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address".Government of British Columbia. Archived fromthe original(XLS) on July 13, 2014. RetrievedDecember 8, 2012.
  7. ^ab"Order in Council 0187-2021".Government of British Columbia. March 29, 2021. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021.
  8. ^McGillivray, Brett (September 5, 2024)."Victoria".Britannica. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024.
  9. ^"Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, 2021 census (British Columbia)".Statistics Canada. October 30, 2022.
  10. ^"Order in Council No. 362".Province of British Columbia. September 22, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2018.
  11. ^"Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council: Order in Council No. 513"(PDF).Province of British Columbia. September 9, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2014.
  12. ^"Order in Council No. 357".Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  13. ^City of Kaslo Fonds. The British Columbia Archival Information Network. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
  14. ^"Name Details: Phoenix (Abandoned Locality)".Government of British Columbia. RetrievedJune 27, 2013.
  15. ^"From Boom to Bust in 20 Years: Sandon's History as an Incorporated City". Sandon Museum. RetrievedJune 26, 2013.
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