Burnaby

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Burnaby
Burnaby Coat of Arms
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Location in British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby
Burnaby
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : British Columbia
Regional District : Metro Vancouver
Coordinates : 49 ° 16 ′  N , 122 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′  N , 122 ° 58 ′  W
Area : 90.61 km²
Residents : 232,755 (as of 2016)
Population density : 2,568.8 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 )
Postal code : V3J - V5S
Mayor : Derek Corrigan
Website : www.city.burnaby.bc.ca
Location in the Metro Vancouver area
Location in the Metro Vancouver area
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Burnaby is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located east of Vancouver and is the administrative seat of the Metro Vancouver district .

geography

The urban area of ​​Burnaby covers an area of ​​90.61 km² and is located in the geographic center of Metro Vancouver and the Burrard Peninsula . Burnaby borders Vancouver to the west, Port Moody , Coquitlam and New Westminster to the east, the Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south . The terrain is characterized by hills, valleys, lakes and an alluvial plain. The highest point is the 370  m high peak of Burnaby Mountain .

history

Before it was settled by European immigrants around 1850, the Burnaby area was largely untouched forest landscape. Until the opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway's transcontinental railroad in 1887, only a few farms and sawmills were built. The boom began in 1891 when the Vancouver to New Westminster tram opened . That year the land along the route was parceled out and sold. On September 24, 1892, the official establishment of the Burnaby community took place, named after Robert Burnaby, who in 1859 together with Walter Moberly searched for coal in what would later become Burrard Inlet.

The official establishment, in the form of the award of local self-government , for the municipality took place on September 24, 1892 ( incorporated as the Municipal District ). On 17 February 1992, matching the centenary, the status of the municipality then changed in a city ( City ) and Burnaby received the town charter .

Demographics

The 2016 census showed a population of 232,755 inhabitants for the settlement, after the 2011 census for the municipality still showed a population of 223,218 inhabitants. Compared to the last census in 2011, the population increased by 4.3% and developed more slowly than the provincial average, there with a population increase of 5.6%. In the census period from 2006 to 2011, the number of inhabitants in the municipality increased by 10.1%, which is well above average, while the provincial average increased by 7.0%.

At the 2016 census, the average age of the residents was 41.1 years, well above the provincial average of 42.3 years. The median age of the residents was determined to be 40.3 years. In contrast, the median age of all residents in the province in 2016 was 43.0 years. For the 2011 census, a median age of 39.8 years was determined for the residents of the municipality, and 41.9 years for the residents of the province.

Population development

census Burnaby British Columbia
Residents Change
in% 		Residents Change
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2016 232.755 +4.3 4,648,055 +5.6
2011 223.218 +10.1 4,400,057 +7.0
2006 202.799 +4.6 4,113,487 +5.3
2001 193,954 +8.2 3,907,738 +4.9
1996 179.209 +12.8 3,724,500 +13.5
1991 158.858 3,282,061

economy

Burnaby is a major center of high technology . Well-known companies include Electronic Arts , Creo (now part of Eastman Kodak ), eBay , Ballard Power Systems and Telus . The solar industry is represented with "Day4Energy". Along the Burrard Inlet there are oil refineries of Chevron Corporation and Petro-Canada . There are also loading facilities for bulk goods from the port of Vancouver . In terms of employment figures, the areas of trade and research and development are the largest.

The average income of all Burnaby employees in 2005 was C $ 22,319  , while at the same time the average for the entire province of British Columbia was about a tenth more at C $ 24,867. The percentage difference in income between men (C $ 27,494; provincial average = C $ 31,598) and women (C $ 18,752; average provincial = C $ 19,997) is lower in Burnaby, based on the average income of all employees in the province, than in the comparison for the entire province. The comparison with the provincial average is different for men and women. For men, the percentage difference based on the provincial comparison (~ 1.1 times the provincial average) is slightly above average, while women (~ 0.75 times the provincial average) earn significantly less than the average of all employees in the province. In terms of gender groups, the comparison is again different. Male employees earn more compared to the provincial average of all employees, compared to male employees in the province they earn below average (~ 0.87 times the average of all men). The income of female employees is also slightly below average when compared to all female employees in the province (~ 0.93 times the average of all women).

Unsolved dispute over the Trans Mountain Pipeline

See main article: Trans Mountain Pipeline

For a long time there has been a heated argument between the Alberta provincial governments, which are in favor, and that of British Columbia over the multiplication of oil shipments through a pipeline to Burnaby. The dispute was not resolved until 2019 and remains one of the greatest political challenges for the federal government of Canada.

traffic

Burnaby is mainly accessed by Highway 1 , which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway here , and Highway 7 and Highway 7A .

Two SkyTrain lines, the Expo Line opened in 1986 and the Millennium Line opened in 2002, are important for local public transport . In the summer of 2016, the Evergreen Line in the direction of Coquitlam will also be added. The Coast Mountain Bus Company also operates buses on behalf of TransLink .

The Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River are also of importance in terms of transport, but only for the economy . Burnaby is also connected to the rail network.

education

The city has two universities, Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology .

Town twinning

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Burnaby  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Burnaby Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  2. ^ Origin Notes and History. Burnaby. GeoBC , accessed September 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b Burnaby Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 1, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2006 Community Profiles. In: Statistics Canada . August 21, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ 2001 Community Profiles. In: Statistics Canada . July 2, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  6. ^ Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census. In: Statistics Canada . December 23, 2013, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  7. ^ Burnaby Community Facts. (PDF) BCStats , accessed on February 25, 2014 (English).
  8. ↑ www.wenzhou.gov.cn: City friendships . Retrieved July 11, 2019.