Kimberley, British Columbia
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Motto : "Recordamur Omnium" ( lat. ) "We are attentive to everything" |
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | East Kootenay | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 40 ′ N , 115 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 1120 m | ||
| Area : | 60.62 km² | ||
| Residents : | 6652 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 109.7 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V1A | ||
| Area code : | +1 250 | ||
| Foundation : | 1944 (incorporated) | ||
| Mayor : | Ron McRae | ||
| Website : | www.city.kimberley.bc.ca | ||
Kimberley is a small town in the southeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . In the language of the resident First Nation of the Kutenai tribe , the city is called k̓ukamaʔnam (meaning: "road that leads down").
The settlement was named in 1896 after the Kimberley Mine in Kimberley (South Africa) . In 1944 it was granted city rights.
The British Columbia Highway 95A runs through Kimberley . Cranbrook / Canadian Rockies International Airport is 20 kilometers southeast of the city .
Between 1917 and 2001, the Sullivan Mine in Kimberley was the world's largest lead and zinc mine.
Demographics
The 2011 census showed that the municipality had a population of 6,652. The city's population has increased by 8.4% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in the province of British Columbia only grew by 7.0%.
economy
The median income of workers in Kimberley was C $ 22,253 in 2006, while in the province of British Columbia it was C $ 24,867.
Daughters and sons of the city
tourism
Today tourism around the Kimberley Alpine Resort , a winter sports area, and the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway , an underground mining railway with a 230 m long mining exhibition, is the main source of income for the city.
In the city is the "largest free-standing cuckoo clock in Canada".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ktunaxa words. In: FirstVoices. Retrieved October 2, 2012 .
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Kimberley. In: GeoBC . Retrieved October 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Kimberley Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . September 7, 2012, accessed October 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Kimberley Community Facts. In: BCStats . Retrieved October 2, 2012 .