Peace River Regional District

Peace River
Location of the region in British Columbia
Basic data
Country	Canada
province	British Columbia
Administrative headquarters	Dawson Creek
Coordinates :	56 ° 40 ′  N , 122 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 40 ′  N , 122 ° 45 ′  W
Residents	62,942 (as of 2016)
surface	117,387.55 km²
Population density	0.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Mountain Standard Time (UTC − 7)
Web presence	www.prrd.bc.ca

The Peace River Regional District is a district in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is 117,387.55 km² and has 62,942 inhabitants (2016). In the 2011 census, 60,082 residents were identified. The main town is Dawson Creek . In terms of area, it is the second largest district in British Columbia , just behind the Stikine Region .

Unlike most of British Columbia, most of the Peace River Regional District is not Pacific Standard Time , but Mountain Standard Time .

Administrative structure

cities and communes

place	status	population
Chetwynd	District municipality	2,503
Dawson Creek	City	12,178
Fort St. John	City	20,155
Hudson's Hope	District municipality	1,015
Pouce Coupe	Village	792
Taylor	District municipality	1,469
Tumbler Ridge	District municipality	1,987

Unregulated areas

• Peace River B
• Peace River C
• Peace River D
• Peace River E.

Web links

• official page
• Detailed map

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census. November 16, 2017, accessed March 12, 2018 . 
2. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census - Provincial Data. August 9, 2019, accessed September 26, 2019 .