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Vancouver (/ vænˈkuːvər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər; Canadian French: [vãkuvaɛ̯ʁ]) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016.
Vancouver lies between Burrard Inlet (an arm of the Strait of Georgia) to the north and the Fraser River delta to the south, opposite Vancouver Island. The city is just north of the U.S. state of Washington. It has a fine natural harbour on a superb site facing the sea and mountains.
Neighbors: Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond and West Vancouver; Categories: big city, city in British Columbia, border city and locality; Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, North America; View on OpenStreetMap
About Vancouver. The Facts: Province: British Columbia. Population: ~ 635,000. Metropolitan population: ~ 2,470,000. Last Updated: November 10, 2023. . Maps of Canada. Provinces and Territories.
Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia and the eighth largest in Canada (see also Largest Cities in Canada by Population). The City of Vancouver lies on a peninsula in the southwest corner of the province's mainland.
The City of Vancouver is located on the British Columbia's west coast, adjacent to the Strait of Georgia and across that waterway from Vancouver Island. It is also north of the Fraser River and lies mostly on the western part of the Burrard Peninsula.
Vancouver is located on the Pacific Ocean, just over 200 kilometers North of Seattle. It is 50 kilometers north of the USA/Canada border. It is located in British Columbia, Canada’s most western province. I have cropped the map below to give you more perspective on where Vancouver is in Canada.
Vancouver is located on the traditional territory of the Squamish, Burrard, and Coast Salish First Nations. By the time Europeans had begun settling in the area in 1862, European diseases had already lowered indigenous populations. Loggers settled the area in the early 1860s and called their village Moodyville.
Vancouver is Canada's fastest-growing metropolis, and a city of magical contradictions - from rough-and-tumble Hastings Street, where timeworn brickwork still exudes a wild, beer-for-a-dime, seaport-town atmosphere, to trendy Robson Street, with
Vancouver hotels, restaurants, things to do, events - Destination Vancouver is the official source of tourist information for Vancouver BC Canada.