The British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada; it is bounded to the north by Yukon and the Northwest Territories, to the east by the province of Alberta, to the south by the U.S. states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean and the southern panhandle region of the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 4,648,055, it is the third largest province and the fifth largest in terms of area (944,735 km²). The spoken language is English. Its capital is Victoria but its largest city is Vancouver. Its prime minister is John Horgan and its Lieutenant Gouvernor is Janet Austin.
Because of the Kuroshio, or Japan Current, which warms the coast, and the adjoining mountain ranges, British Columbia experiences a variety of climates: Northern regions have cold, snowy winters. The southern region of Vancouver Island enjoys a temperate, moderate climate. Inland, summer temperatures can be quite warm, as there are several semi-arid regions in the province. British Columbia reforested its forests in 1980 allowing the bear population to increase steadily, but it is also home to marmots, squirrels and grizzly bears.
The first Europeans arrived in the XVIII century, when British Columbia was populated by various North American Indian tribes. The territory became the colony of British Columbia in 1858 following the merger of several colonies of the United Kingdom. It has been attached to Canada since July 20, 1871, becoming the 6th province of the Confederation. If the economy is mainly based on forestry and mining, the film and tourism industries (with its 7 national parks) play an important role.
British Columbian society is one of the most British ten provinces of Canada, but it is also one of the most ethnically diverse, with 5.8% Aboriginal and 10.9% Chinese.
Check below a list of all the cities in the British Columbia, classified according to their number of inhabitants. You can click on the area you want to know more about, or look for it using the search bar:
VANCOUVER
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Locality of -750 000 inhabitants
NEW WESTMINSTER
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Locality of -75 000 inhabitants
NORTH VANCOUVER
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Locality of -75 000 inhabitants
VICTORIA
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Locality of -100 000 inhabitants
WHITE ROCK
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Locality of -20 000 inhabitants
BURNABY
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Locality of -250 000 inhabitants
LANGLEY
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Locality of -30 000 inhabitants
ESQUIMALT
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Locality of -20 000 inhabitants
DUNCAN
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Locality of -5 000 inhabitants
SIDNEY
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Locality of -15 000 inhabitants
PORT COQUITLAM
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Locality of -75 000 inhabitants
OAK BAY
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Locality of -20 000 inhabitants
SURREY
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Locality of -750 000 inhabitants
RICHMOND
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Locality of -200 000 inhabitants
PORT MOODY
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Locality of -40 000 inhabitants
COQUITLAM
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Locality of -150 000 inhabitants
SAANICH
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Locality of -150 000 inhabitants
GIBSONS
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Locality of -5 000 inhabitants
NANAIMO
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Locality of -100 000 inhabitants
ARMSTRONG
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Locality of -10 000 inhabitants
COLWOOD
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Locality of -20 000 inhabitants
OLIVER
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Locality of -5 000 inhabitants
PORT ALBERNI
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Locality of -20 000 inhabitants
WARFIELD
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Locality of -2 000 inhabitants
LANGFORD
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Locality of -40 000 inhabitants
NELSON
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Locality of -15 000 inhabitants
PARKSVILLE
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Locality of -15 000 inhabitants
COMOX
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Locality of -15 000 inhabitants
PENTICTON
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Locality of -40 000 inhabitants
COURTENAY
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Locality of -30 000 inhabitants