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[[File:Bcmap.png|thumb|Map of [[British Columbia]] with its notable cities]]
A [[city]] is a classification of [[List of municipalities in British Columbia#Municipalities|municipalities]] used in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]].  British Columbia's [[Lieutenant Governor in Council]] may incorporate a community as a city by [[letters patent]], under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.<ref name=LGA>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_03.xml#part2 | title=Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities | publisher=Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer | date=November 12, 2012 | access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref>

British Columbia has 52&nbsp;cities<ref name=BCmunis/><ref name=WestKelowna/><ref name=Delta/> that had a cumulative population of&nbsp;3,327,824 and an average population of 63,997 in the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 census]].<ref name=2016StatCanBC/> British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are [[Vancouver]] and [[Greenwood, British Columbia|Greenwood]] with populations of 631,486 and 665 respectively.<ref name=2016StatCanBC/> The largest city by land area is [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]], which spans {{convert|375.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, while the smallest is [[Duncan, British Columbia|Duncan]], at {{convert|2.07|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=2016StatCanBC/>

The first community to incorporate as a city was [[New Westminster]] on July 16, 1860,<ref name=BCmunis/> while the province's newest city is [[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]], which was redesignated from a [[district municipality]] to a city on March 29, 2021.<ref name=Mission/>

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== List ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col" | Name
!scope="col" | Corporate name<ref name=BCmunis/>
!scope="col" | [[Regional district]]<ref name=BCmunis>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls |title=British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address |publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development |format=[[Microsoft Excel|XLS]] |access-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713004716/http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls |archive-date=July 13, 2014 }}</ref>
!scope="col" | Incorporation date<ref name=BCmunis/>
!scope="col" | Population (2021)<ref name=2021StatCanBC>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=59| title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, 2021 census (British Columbia) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=October 30, 2022 | access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="col" | Population (2016)<ref name=2016StatCanBC>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=59&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses (British Columbia) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 20, 2019 | access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="col" "| Change (%)<ref name=2016StatCanBC/>
!scope="col" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=2016StatCanBC/>
!scope="col" | Population density<ref name=2016StatCanBC/>
|-<onlyinclude>
|scope="row" | [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]] || Abbotsford, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Fraser Valley Regional District|Fraser Valley]] ||align=center| December 12, 1995 ||align=center| 153,524 ||align=center| 141,397 ||align=center| 8.6 ||align=center| 375.33 ||align=center| 409.0
|-
|scope="row"| [[Armstrong, British Columbia|Armstrong]] || Armstrong, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of North Okanagan|North Okanagan]] ||align=center| March 31, 1913 ||align=center| 5,323 ||align=center| 5,114||align=center| 4.1 ||align=center| 5.22 ||align=center| 1020.0
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|scope="row"| [[Burnaby]] || Burnaby, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Metro Vancouver Regional District|Metro Vancouver]] ||align=center| September 22, 1892 ||align=center| 249,125 ||align=center| 232,755 ||align=center| 7.0 ||align=center| 90.57 ||align=center| 2750.7
|-
|scope="row"| [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]] || Campbell River, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Strathcona Regional District|Strathcona]] ||align=center| June 24, 1947 ||align=center| 35,519 ||align=center| 32,588 ||align=center| 7.6 ||align=center| 144.38 ||align=center| 246.0
|-
|scope="row"| [[Castlegar, British Columbia|Castlegar]] || Castlegar, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Central Kootenay|Central Kootenay]] ||align=center| January 1, 1974 ||align=center| 8,338 ||align=center| 8,039 ||align=center| 3.7 ||align=center| 19.67 ||align=center| 419.6 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Chilliwack]] || Chilliwack, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Fraser Valley ||align=center| April 26, 1873 ||align=center| 93,203 ||align=center| 83,788 ||align=center| 11.2 ||align=center| 261.34 ||align=center| 356.6 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Colwood, British Columbia|Colwood]] || Colwood, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Capital Regional District|Capital]] ||align=center| June 24, 1985 ||align=center| 18,961 ||align=center| 16,859 ||align=center| 12.5 ||align=center| 17.66 ||align=center| 1073.6 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Coquitlam]] || Coquitlam, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| July 25, 1891 ||align=center| 148,625 ||align=center| 139,284 ||align=center| 6.7 ||align=center| 122.15 ||align=center| 1216.7 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]] || Courtenay, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Comox Valley Regional District|Comox Valley]] ||align=center| January 1, 1915 ||align=center| 28,420 ||align=center| 25,599 ||align=center| 10.8 ||align=center| 32.42 ||align=center| 876.7 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]] || Cranbrook, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of East Kootenay|East Kootenay]] ||align=center| November 1, 1905 ||align=center| 20,499 ||align=center| 20,047 ||align=center| 2.3 ||align=center| 31.97 ||align=center| 641.2 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Dawson Creek]] || Dawson Creek, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Peace River Regional District|Peace River]] ||align=center| May 26, 1936 ||align=center| 12,323 ||align=center| 12,178  ||align=center| 1.2 ||align=center| 26.72 ||align=center| 461.1 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]] || Delta, City of <includeonly>||City</includeonly>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| September 22, 2017<ref name=Delta>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/oic/oic_cur/0362_2017 | title=Order in Council No. 362 | publisher=Province of British Columbia | date=September 22, 2017 | access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> ||align=center| 108,455 ||align=center| 102,238 ||align=center| 6.1 ||align=center| 179.66 ||align=center| 603.7 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Duncan, British Columbia|Duncan]] || Duncan, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Cowichan Valley Regional District|Cowichan Valley]] ||align=center| March 4, 1912 ||align=center| 5,047 ||align=center| 4,944 ||align=center| 2.1 ||align=center| 2.06 ||align=center| 2444.5 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Enderby, British Columbia|Enderby]] || Enderby, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| North Okanagan ||align=center| March 1, 1905 ||align=center| 3,028 ||align=center| 2,964 ||align=center| 2.2 ||align=center| 4.26 ||align=center| 710.4 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Fernie, British Columbia|Fernie]] || Fernie, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| East Kootenay ||align=center| July 28, 1904 ||align=center| 6,320 ||align=center| 5,249 ||align=center| 17.1 ||align=center| 15.11 ||align=center| 418.3 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]] || Fort St. John, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Peace River ||align=center| December 31, 1947 ||align=center| 21,465 ||align=center| 20,155  ||align=center| 5.9 ||align=center| 32.67 ||align=center| 656.9 
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|scope="row"| [[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]] || Grand Forks, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Kootenay Boundary|Kootenay Boundary]] ||align=center| April 15, 1897 ||align=center| 4,112 ||align=center| 4,049 ||align=center| 1.6 ||align=center| 10.37 ||align=center| 396.4 
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|scope="row"| [[Greenwood, British Columbia|Greenwood]] || Greenwood, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Kootenay Boundary ||align=center| July 12, 1897 ||align=center| 702 ||align=center| 665 ||align=center| 5.6 ||align=center| 2.42 ||align=center| 290.2 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Kamloops]] || Kamloops, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Thompson-Nicola Regional District|Thompson-Nicola]] ||align=center| October 17, 1967 ||align=center| 97,902 ||align=center| 90,280 ||align=center| 8.4 ||align=center| 297.93 ||align=center| 328.6 
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|scope="row"| [[Kelowna]]|| Kelowna, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Central Okanagan|Central Okanagan]] ||align=center| May 4, 1905 ||align=center| 144,576 ||align=center| 127,380 ||align=center| 13.5 ||align=center| 211.85 ||align=center| 682.4 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Kimberley, British Columbia|Kimberley]] || Kimberley, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| East Kootenay ||align=center| March 29, 1944 ||align=center| 8,115 ||align=center| 7,425 ||align=center| 9.3 ||align=center| 60.51 ||align=center| 134.1 
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|scope="row"| [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]] || Langford, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Capital ||align=center| December 8, 1992 ||align=center| 46,584 ||align=center| 35,342 ||align=center| 31.8 ||align=center| 41.43 ||align=center| 1124.4 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley]] || Langley, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| March 15, 1955 ||align=center| 28,963 ||align=center| 25,888  ||align=center| 11.9 ||align=center| 10.18 ||align=center| 2845.2 
|-
|scope="row"| [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia|Maple Ridge]] || Maple Ridge, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| September 12, 2014<ref name=cityincorporation>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/oic/oic_cur/0513_2014 | title=Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council: Order in Council No. 513 |format=PDF | publisher=Province of British Columbia | date=September 9, 2014 | access-date=September 14, 2014}}</ref> ||align=center| 90,990 ||align=center| 82,256 ||align=center| 10.6 ||align=center| 267.82 ||align=center| 339.7
|-
|scope="row"| [[Merritt, British Columbia|Merritt]] || Merritt, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Thompson-Nicola ||align=center| April 1, 1911 ||align=center| 7,051 ||align=center| 7,139 ||align=center| -1.2 ||align=center| 26.04 ||align=center| 270.7 
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|scope="row"| [[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]] || Mission, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Fraser Valley ||align=center| March 29, 2021<ref name=Mission>{{Cite web|date=March 29, 2021|title=Order in Council 0187-2021|url=https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/oic/oic_cur/0187_2021/search/CIVIX_DOCUMENT_ROOT_STEM:(%22City%20of%20Mission%22)?1#hit1 |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> ||align=center| 41,519 ||align=center| 38,833 ||align=center| 7.7 ||align=center|  226.98 ||align=center| 182.9
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|scope="row"| [[Nanaimo]] || Nanaimo, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Nanaimo|Nanaimo]] ||align=center| December 24, 1874 ||align=center| 99,863 ||align=center| 90,504 ||align=center| 10.3 ||align=center| 90.45 ||align=center| 1104.1 
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|scope="row"| [[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson]] || Nelson, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Central Kootenay ||align=center| March 18, 1897 ||align=center| 11,106 ||align=center| 10,572  ||align=center| 5.1 ||align=center| 11.93 ||align=center| 930.6 
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|scope="row"| [[New Westminster]] || New Westminster, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| July 16, 1860 ||align=center| 78,916 ||align=center| 70,996 ||align=center| 11.2 ||align=center| 15.62 ||align=center| 5052.4 
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|scope="row"| [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]] || North Vancouver, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| August 10, 1891 ||align=center| 58,120 ||align=center| 52,898 ||align=center| 9.9 ||align=center| 11.83 ||align=center| 4913.0 
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|scope="row"| [[Parksville, British Columbia|Parksville]] || Parksville, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Nanaimo ||align=center| June 19, 1945 ||align=center| 13,642 ||align=center| 12,514 ||align=center| 9.5 ||align=center| 14.52 ||align=center| 939.5 
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|scope="row"| [[Penticton]] || Penticton, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen|Okanagan-Similkameen]] ||align=center| January 1, 1909 ||align=center| 36,885 ||align=center| 33,761 ||align=center| 9.3 ||align=center| 44.03 ||align=center| 857.3 
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|scope="row"| [[Pitt Meadows]] || Pitt Meadows, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| April 25, 1914 ||align=center| 19,146 ||align=center| 18,573 ||align=center| 3.1 ||align=center| 86.34 ||align=center| 221.7 
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|scope="row"| [[Port Alberni]] || Port Alberni, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot|Alberni-Clayoquot]] ||align=center| October 28, 1967 ||align=center| 18,259 ||align=center| 17,678 ||align=center| 3.3 ||align=center| 19.66 ||align=center| 928.9 
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|scope="row"| [[Port Coquitlam]] || Port Coquitlam, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| March 7, 1913 ||align=center| 61,498 ||align=center| 58,612 ||align=center| 4.9 ||align=center| 29.16 ||align=center| 2108.7 
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|scope="row"| [[Port Moody]] || Port Moody, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| March 11, 1913 ||align=center| 33,535 ||align=center| 33,551 ||align=center| 0.0 ||align=center| 25.85 ||align=center| 1297.3 
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|scope="row"| [[Powell River, British Columbia|Powell River]] || Powell River, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Powell River Regional District|Powell River]] ||align=center| October 15, 1955 ||align=center| 13,943 ||align=center| 13,157 ||align=center| 6.0 ||align=center| 28.91 ||align=center| 482.4 
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|scope="row"| [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] || Prince George, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Fraser-Fort George|Fraser-Fort George]] ||align=center| March 6, 1915 ||align=center| 76,708||align=center| 74,003 ||align=center| 3.7 ||align=center| 316.74 ||align=center| 242.2 
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|scope="row"| [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]] || Prince Rupert, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[North Coast Regional District|North Coast]] ||align=center| March 10, 1910 ||align=center| 12,300 ||align=center| 12,220 ||align=center| 0.7 ||align=center| 66.00 ||align=center| 186.4 
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|scope="row"| [[Quesnel, British Columbia|Quesnel]] || Quesnel, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Cariboo Regional District|Cariboo]] ||align=center| March 21, 1928 ||align=center| 9,889 ||align=center| 9,879 ||align=center| 0.1 ||align=center| 35.35 ||align=center| 279.8 
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|scope="row"| [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] || Revelstoke, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Columbia Shuswap Regional District|Columbia Shuswap]] ||align=center| March 1, 1899 ||align=center| 8,275 ||align=center| 7,547 ||align=center| 9.4 ||align=center| 41.28 ||align=center| 200.5 
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|scope="row"| [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]] || Richmond, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| November 10, 1879 ||align=center| 209,937 ||align=center| 198,309  ||align=center| 5.9 ||align=center| 128.87 ||align=center| 1629.0 
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|scope="row"| [[Rossland, British Columbia|Rossland]] || Rossland, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Kootenay Boundary ||align=center| March 18, 1897 ||align=center| 4,140 ||align=center| 3,729  ||align=center| 11.0 ||align=center| 59.72 ||align=center| 69.3 
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|scope="row"| [[Salmon Arm]] || Salmon Arm, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Columbia Shuswap ||align=center| May 15, 1905 ||align=center| 19,432 ||align=center| 17,706 ||align=center| 9.7 ||align=center| 155.19 ||align=center| 125.2 
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|scope="row"| [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] || Surrey, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| November 10, 1879 ||align=center| 568,322 ||align=center| 517,887  ||align=center| 9.7 ||align=center| 316.11 ||align=center| 1797.9 
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|scope="row"| [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]] || Terrace, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine|Kitimat–Stikine]] ||align=center| December 31, 1927 ||align=center| 12,017 ||align=center| 11,643 ||align=center| 3.2 ||align=center| 57.33 ||align=center| 209.6 
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|scope="row"| [[Trail, British Columbia|Trail]] || Trail, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Kootenay Boundary ||align=center| June 14, 1901 ||align=center| 7,920 ||align=center| 7,709 ||align=center| 2.7 ||align=center| 34.90 ||align=center| 226.9 
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|scope="row"| [[Vancouver]]{{#tag:ref|Vancouver is Canada's [[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population|eighth-largest city]] and British Columbia's largest city by population. The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock.|group=lower-alpha}} || Vancouver, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| April 6, 1886 ||align=center| 662,248||align=center| 631,486 ||align=center| 4.9 ||align=center| 115.18 ||align=center| 5749.9 
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|scope="row"| [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] || Vernon, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| North Okanagan ||align=center| December 30, 1892 ||align=center| 44,519 ||align=center| 40,116  ||align=center| 11.0 ||align=center| 96.43 ||align=center| 461.7 
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|scope="row"| [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]{{#tag:ref|Victoria is British Columbia's capital. The Victoria CMA includes the cities of Colwood, Langford and Victoria.|group=lower-alpha}} || Victoria, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Capital ||align=center| August 2, 1862 ||align=center| 91,867 ||align=center| 85,792 ||align=center| 7.1 ||align=center| 19.45 ||align=center| 4722.3 
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|scope="row"| [[West Kelowna]] || West Kelowna, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Central Okanagan ||align=center| June 26, 2015<ref name=WestKelowna>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/oic/oic_cur/0357_2015/search/CIVIX_DOCUMENT_ROOT_STEM:(West%20Kelowna)%20AND%20CIVIX_DOCUMENT_ANCESTORS:1990219485?1#hit1 | title=Order in Council No. 357 | publisher=Province of British Columbia | date=June 26, 2015 | access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> ||align=center| 36,078 ||align=center| 32,655 ||align=center| 10.5 ||align=center| 122.09 ||align=center| 295.5 
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|scope="row"| [[White Rock, British Columbia|White Rock]] || White Rock, The Corporation of the City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Metro Vancouver|Metro Vancouver ||align=center| April 15, 1957 ||align=center| 21,939 ||align=center| 19,952 ||align=center| 10.0 ||align=center| 5.17 ||align=center| 4240.6 
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|scope="row"| [[Williams Lake, British Columbia|Williams Lake]] || Williams Lake, City of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| City </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| Cariboo ||align=center| March 15, 1929 ||align=center| 10,947 ||align=center| 10,753 ||align=center| 1.8 ||align=center| 33.12 ||align=center| 330.5 
|-</onlyinclude> class="sortbottom" align="center"
!scope="col" align="center"| Total cities
!scope="col" align="center"| &mdash;
!scope="col" align="center"| &mdash;
!scope="col" align="center"| &mdash;
!scope="col" align="center"| 3,327,824
!scope="col" align="center"| 3,133,081
!scope="col" align="center"| 4.5
!scope="col" align="center"| 4263.15
!scope="col" align="center"| 1081.81
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''Notes:''
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== Former cities ==
[[Sandon, British Columbia|Sandon]] held city status between 1898 and 1920.<ref name=Sandon>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandonmuseum.ca/social-history/52-from-boom-to-bust-in-20-years | title=From Boom to Bust in 20 Years: Sandon's History as an Incorporated City | publisher=Sandon Museum | access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> [[Phoenix, British Columbia|Phoenix]] held city status between 1900 and 1919.<ref name=Phoenix>{{cite web | url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/14193.html | title=Name Details: Phoenix (Abandoned Locality) | publisher=GeoBC | access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>

== City status eligibility ==
As of the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], [[List of towns in British Columbia#List|nine towns]] – [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], [[Creston, British Columbia|Creston]], [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]], [[Oliver, British Columbia|Oliver]], [[Osoyoos, British Columbia|Osoyoos]], [[Qualicum Beach]], [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]] and [[View Royal]] – meet the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city. Also, [[List of district municipalities in British Columbia|21 district municipalities]] meet the minimum population requirements to incorporate as a city.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:Vancouver Concord.jpg|[[Vancouver]], the largest city in British Columbia
File:King George Hub District, Surrey 2018.jpg|[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]
File:Burnaby highrises across Deer Lake.JPG|[[Burnaby]]
File:Kelowna Skyline.jpg|[[Kelowna]]
File:Kamloops.jpg|[[Kamloops]]
File:Nanaimo Skyline 2005.JPG|[[Nanaimo]]
File:Victoria, British Columbia Skyline at Twilight.jpg|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], the capital of British Columbia
File:Prince George British Columbia 2011.JPG|[[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]
File:Penticton Okanagan Beach Lakeshore.jpg|[[Penticton]]
File:Downtown Prince Rupert.jpg|[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]]
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Canada topic|List of cities in}}

[[Category:Cities in British Columbia|*]]
[[Category:Lists of cities in Canada|British Columbia]]


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