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Chilliwack (/ˈtʃɪləwæk/ CHIL-ə-wak) is a city of about 100,000 people and 261 km2 (100 sq mi) in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about 100 km (62 mi) east of the City of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. The enumerated population is 93,203 in the city and 113,767 in the greater metropolitan area. It is the second-fastest growing metropolitan area in Canada.
Chilliwack
Tcil'Qe'uk | |
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Nickname: The Wack | |
Motto(s): "Cor Viride Provinciae" (Latin) "The Green Heart of the Province" | |
Coordinates: 49°09′27.8″N 121°57′03.3″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Fraser Valley |
Settled | c. 3,000 BCE |
Incorporated | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) |
Amalgamated | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken Popove |
• Governing body | Chilliwack City Council |
Area | |
• City | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) |
• Water | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,444 km2 (558 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Metro | 113,767 |
• Metro density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
Postal codes | |
Area codes | |
Highways | Hwy 1 (TCH) Hwy 9 |
Waterways |
The city is on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Stó꞉lō Coast Salish peoples. It is estimated that at the time of the first contact with Europeans, there were as many as 40,000 people living within Stó:lō territory.
About two-thirds of city land is protected as part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, and agriculture accounts for about 30 percent of the local economy. The city is bounded on the north side by the Fraser River, on the south side by the Vedder River and Canada–United States border, and is surrounded by tall mountain peaks, such as Mount Cheam and Slesse Mountain.