Metro Vancouver

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Greater Vancouver
Greater Vancouver
Location of the region in British Columbia
Basic data
Country Canada
province British Columbia

Administrative headquarters Burnaby
Coordinates : 49 ° 15 ′  N , 123 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′  N , 123 ° 0 ′  W
Residents 2,463,358 (as of 2016)
surface 2,882.68 km²
Population density 854.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Pacific Standard Time ( UTC −8)
Pacific Daylight Time ( UTC −7, daylight saving time)
Web presence www.metrovancouver.org

The Metro Vancouver (legally Greater Vancouver Regional District ) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It encompasses the metropolitan area around the city of Vancouver and consists of 21 parishes. Although these are independent, they transfer certain public administration services to the regional district. The administrative seat of the regional district is Burnaby , while Vancouver is the largest city.

Colloquially, the Metro Vancouver area is often referred to as Greater Vancouver , although Greater Vancouver only refers to the urban areas within the regional district. As defined by Statistics Canada , the Census Metropolitan Area has the same area as the regional district.

geography

The district is located in the southwest of the province and borders directly on the USA . In the 2016 census, the population was 2,463,431, the metro covers an area of ​​2,882.68 km². Of the 30 largest parishes in the province, 13 are in Greater Vancouver.

cities and communes

The district consists of 21 municipalities and a municipality-free area (as of 2016):

Parishes in the Greater Vancouver District
local community type Residents
Anmore Village
(Village)
002.210
Belcarra Village
(Village)
000643
Bowen Island Island community
(Iceland municipality)
003,680
Burnaby City
(City)
232.755
Coquitlam City
(City)
139.284
delta District Municipality
(District municipality)
102,238
Langley City
(City)
025,888
Langley District Municipality
(District municipality)
117.285
Lions Bay Village
(Village)
001,334
Maple Ridge District Municipality
(District municipality)
082,256
New Westminster City
(City)
070.996
North Vancouver City
(City)
052,898
North Vancouver District Municipality
(District municipality)
085.935
Pitt Meadows City
(City)
018,573
Port Coquitlam City
(City)
058,612
Port Moody City
(City)
033,551
Richmond City
(City)
198,309
Surrey City
(City)
517.887
Vancouver City
(City)
631.486
West Vancouver District Municipality
(District municipality)
042,473
White rock City
(City)
019,952

The Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A includes all unincorporated areas in Metro Vancouver. In 2016, the population of these areas was 16,133. There are also 17 Indian reservations of the First Nations , which self-government was granted and are not under a municipality or the district. In 2011 a total of 6,525 people lived there.

Administrative role

The basic responsibilities of Metro Vancouver are the management of the natural resources and services needed throughout the district. This includes urban planning, water supply and sewerage, wastewater treatment, transportation, traffic and parks, among others.

Metro Vancouver oversees TransLink , which is responsible for public transportation, bridges and highways across the region. TransLink also operates the AirCare program, which aims to reduce pollutant emissions from automobiles.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Census Profile, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada, November 16, 2017, accessed March 8, 2018 .
  2. ^ Geographic hierarchies, Census Profile, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada, November 16, 2017, accessed March 8, 2018 .