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Metro Vancouver is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created in 1966. For 40 years it was called "The Greater Vancouver Regional District", but now it is called "Metro Vancouver".[1]
The regional district includes 22 municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty First Nation.[2] The district covers 2,877.36 square kilometres (1,111 square miles). Metro Vancouver administers several services common to the local government units, such as utilities.
Membership[change | change source]
With 631,486 residents recorded in the 2016 census, Vancouver is the most populated city in Metro Vancouver.
With a population of 517,887 (2016), Surrey is the second-most populated city in Metro Vancouver.
Burnaby is the third-most populated city in Metro Vancouver with a population of 232,755 (2016).
This regional district comprises 23 local authorities as members: 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty First Nation.[3]
| Metro Vancouver members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member[3] | Census subdivision type[4] | 2016 population[4] | 2011 population | Growth Rate
2011-2016 |
| Vancouver | City | 631,486 | 603,502 | 4.64% |
| Surrey | City | 517,887 | 468,251 | 10.60% |
| Burnaby | City | 232,755 | 223,218 | 4.27% |
| Richmond | City | 198,309 | 190,473 | 4.11% |
| Coquitlam | City | 139,284 | 126,804 | 9.84% |
| Langley | District municipality | 117,285 | 104,177 | 12.58% |
| Delta | City | 102,238 | 99,863 | 2.38% |
| North Vancouver | District municipality | 85,935 | 84,412 | 1.80% |
| Maple Ridge | City | 82,256 | 76,052 | 8.16% |
| New Westminster | City | 70,996 | 65,976 | 7.61% |
| Port Coquitlam | City | 58,612 | 55,958 | 4.74% |
| North Vancouver | City | 52,898 | 48,196 | 9.76% |
| West Vancouver | District municipality | 42,473 | 42,694 | -0.52% |
| Port Moody | City | 33,551 | 33,011 | 1.64% |
| Langley | City | 25,888 | 25,081 | 3.22% |
| White Rock | City | 19,952 | 19,339 | 3.17% |
| Pitt Meadows | City | 18,573 | 17,736 | 4.72% |
| Electoral Area A | Regional district electoral area | 16,133 | 12,988 | 24.21% |
| Bowen Island | Island municipality | 3,680 | 3,402 | 8.17% |
| Anmore | Village | 2,210 | 2,092 | 5.64% |
| Lions Bay | Village | 1,334 | 1,318 | 1.21% |
| Tsawwassen | Indian reserve (Treaty First Nation) | 816 | 720 | 13.33% |
| Belcarra | Village | 643 | 644 | -0.16% |
| Total Metro Vancouver Regional District | 2,463,431 | 2,313,328 | 6.49% | |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Vancouver Sun (2 August 2007). "Goodbye GVRD, hello Metro Vancouver". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Kelly Sinoski (13 May 2014). "Judge's ruling upholds Langley rezoning plans". CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Member Municipalities". Metro Vancouver. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
