Vancouver
ceety in Breetish Columbie, Canadae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vancouver (pronounced /væn.ˈkuːvər/ (deprecatit template)) is a coastal ceety locatit in the Lawer Mainland o Breetish Columbie, Canadae. It is named for Breetish Caiptain George Vancouver, who explored the aurie in the 1790s. The name Vancouver itself originates frae the Dutch "van Coevorden", denotin somebody frae Coevorden, a ceety in the Netherlands.[2]
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Clockwise frae top: Downtown Vancouver as seen frae the soothren shore o False Creek, The University Endowment Lands, Lions Gate Bridge, a view frae Granville Street Bridge, Burrard Bridge, The Millennium Gate (Chinatown), an totem poles in Stanley Park | |
Eik-name(s): See airticle | |
Motto(s): "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper" | |
Location o Vancouver athin Metro Vancouver in Breetish Columbie, Canada | |
Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W | |
Kintra | Canadae |
Province | Breetish Columbie |
Region | Lawer Mainland |
Regional Destrict | Metro Vancouver |
Incorporatit | 1886 |
Named for | George Vancouver |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Gregor Robertson (Veesion Vancouver) |
• City Council | Leet o Cooncillors
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• MPs (Fed.) | Leet o MPs
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• MLAs (Prov.) | Leet o MLAs
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Area | |
• Ceety | 114.97 km2 (44.39 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2878.52 km2 (1,111.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0-152 m (0-501 ft) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 603,502 (8t) |
• Density | 5249/km2 (13,590/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,313,328 (3rd) |
• Demonym | Vancouverite |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code span | V5K to V6Z |
Area code(s) | 604, 778 |
NTS Map | 092G03 |
GNBC Code | JBRIK |
Website | City of Vancouver |
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