British Columbia

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British Columbia is located in Canada. The area is situated on the Pacific Ocean. About 5,000,879 people live here (as of 2021). Between 2011 and 2021, the population grew from 4,400,057 to 5,000,879. Its area extends over around 944,735.0 square kilometres. The region is divided into 25 Municipalities and 28 Counties. The region was founded in the year 1871. The postal codes are V. The dialling code is 236. The name goes back to British Isles (group of islands) and Columbia District (Early 19th century British fur trade district) British Columbia is province of Canada. For more information, see www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home.

Named after	British Isles, Columbia District
Inception	1871
Area	944735 km²
Located in	Canada
Postal code	V
Country	Canada
Body of water	Pacific Ocean
Population	5000879
Website	https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home
Native label	British Columbia
Official name	British Columbia
Described by source	The Catholic Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)

	Cycle path
	Cycle lane on road
	Cycling on bus lane
	Bicycle street
	Cyclists allowed
	Cyclists allowed, good surface
	No cycling
	Cobblestones

	Long-distance cycle route	(depending on scale)
	Long-distance cycle route	(depending on scale)

	Long-distance hiking trail	(depending on scale)
	Long-distance hiking trail	(depending on scale)
	No pedestrians

British Columbia	Capital Regional District	Central Saanich
		Colwood
		Highlands
		Esquimalt
		Langford
		Metchosin
		North Saanich
		Oak Bay
		Saanich
		Sidney
		Sooke
		Victoria
		View Royal
		Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area
		Salt Spring Island Electoral Area
		Juan de Fuca Electoral Area
	Cowichan Valley Regional District	North Cowichan
		Ladysmith
		Lake Cowichan
		Duncan
		Area C (Cobble Hill)
		Area D (Cowichan Bay)
		Area F (Cowichan Lake South / Skutz Falls)
		Area A (Mill Bay / Malahat)
		Area H (North Oyster / Diamond)
		Area G (Saltair / Gulf Islands)
		Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
		Area I (Youbou / Meade Creek)
	Regional District of Nanaimo	Lantzville
		Nanaimo
		Parksville
		Qualicum Beach
		Area H (Lighthouse Country)
		Area G (Mid-Oceanside)
		Area F (Alberni Highway)
		Area E (Nanoose Bay)
		Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson)
		Area B (DeCourcy/Gabriola/Mudge)
		Area A (Cassidy/Cedar)
	Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District	Port Alberni
		Tofino
		Ucluelet
		Area F (Cherry Creek)
		Area E (Beaver Creek)
		Area D (Sproat Lake)
		Area C (Long Beach)
		Area B (Beaufort)
		Area A (Bamfield)
	Comox Valley Regional District	Comox
		Courtenay
		Cumberland
		Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek)
		Area A (Baynes Sound)
		Area B (Lazo North)
	Strathcona Regional District	Campbell River
		Gold River
		Tahsis
		Zeballos
		Sayward
		Area B (Discovery Islands/Mainland Inlets)
		Area C (Cortes Island)
		Area D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)
		Tatpo-oose 10
		Orford Bay 4
qathet Regional District	Powell River
	Area D (Texada Island)
	Area E (Lasqueti Island)
	Area A (Malaspina/Toba)
	Area C (Lois Lake/Saltery Bay)
	Area B (Paradise Valley)
Sunshine Coast Regional District	Sechelt
	Gibsons
	Area F (West Howe Sound)
	Area E (Elphinstone)
	Area D (Roberts Creek)
	Area B (Halfmoon Bay)
	Area A (Egmont/Pender Harbour)
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District	Lillooet
	Pemberton
	Squamish
	Whistler Resort Municipality
	Pashilqua 2
	Pashilqua 2A
	Area D (Elaho/Garibaldi)
	Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy)
	Fountain 11
	Area B (Cayoosh/Pavilion)
	Area A (Upper Bridge River Valley)
Metro Vancouver Regional District	New Westminster
	Surrey
	North Vancouver
	District of North Vancouver
	Belcarra
	West Vancouver
	Port Moody
	White Rock
	Vancouver
	City of Langley
	Township of Langley
	Delta
	Anmore
	Richmond
	Burnaby
	Coquitlam
	Maple Ridge
	Pitt Meadows
	Port Coquitlam
	University Endowment Lands
	Bowen Island Municipality
	Lions Bay
	Matsqui 4
	Electoral Area A
Fraser Valley Regional District	Abbotsford
	Chilliwack
	Harrison Hot Springs
	Hope
	Kent
	Mission
	Area H (Cultus Lake/Columbia Valley)
	Area G (Deroche/Dewdney/Sumas Mountain)
	Area F (McConnell Creek/Hatzic Prairie)
	Area E (Chilliwack River Valley)
	Area D (Popkum/Bridal Falls/Wahleach)
	Area C (Sasquatch Country)
	Area B (South Fraser Canyon/Sunshine Valley)
	Area A (Boston Bar/North Bend/Canyon Alpine)
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen	Princeton
	Penticton
	Oliver
	Keremeos
	Osoyoos
	Summerland
	Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash)
	Area G (Upper Similkameen/Hedley)
	Area B (Cawston/Lower Similkameen)
	Area A (Osoyoos Lake)
	Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)
	Area I (Skaha West/Kaleden/Apex)
	Area D (Skaha East/Okanagan Falls)
	Area F (Trout Creek Valley)
	Area E (Naramata/Greyback)
Regional District of Central Okanagan	Kelowna
	Lake Country
	Peachland
	West Kelowna
	East Central Okanagan Electoral Area
	West Central Okanagan Electoral Area
Regional District of North Okanagan	Coldstream
	Vernon
	Spallumcheen
	Lumby
	Enderby
	Armstrong
	Area B (Westside/Swan Lake/Kalamalka Lake)
	Area C (Silver Star)
	Area D (Trinity/West Creighton)
	Area F (Grindrod/Ashton Creek/Mabel Lake)
	Area E (Cherryville/East Creighton)
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary	Midway
	Trail
	Warfield
	Greenwood
	Montrose
	Fruitvale
	Rossland
	Grand Forks
	Area D (Granby Valley)
	Area E (Beaverdell/West Boundary)
	Area A (Pend Oreille/Bear Creek)
	Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory)
	Area C (Christina Lake)
Regional District of Central Kootenay	Castlegar
	Nakusp
	Nelson
	Creston
	Silverton
	Slocan
	New Denver
	Kaslo
	Salmo
	Area I (Sentinel Mountain)
	Area J (Lower Arrow/Columbia)
	Area K (The Arrow Lakes)
	Area H (The Slocan Valley)
	Area F (Kokanee Range)
	Area E (Balfour/Cottonwood Lake)
	Area D (Lardeau Valley/Duncan Lake)
	Area A (Wynndel/Crawford Bay/Riondel)
	Area C (Summit Creek/Leach Lake)
	Area B (Goat River Valley)
	Area G (Salmo Valley)
Regional District of East Kootenay	Canal Flats
	Cranbrook
	Elkford
	Fernie
	Sparwood
	Radium Hot Springs
	Kimberley
	Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality
	Invermere
	Area E (Saint Mary/Skookumchuck)
	Area B (Lake Koocanusa)
	Area C (Moyie/Bull River)
	Area A (Upper Flathead/Elk Valley)
	Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine)
	Area F (Columbia Lake/Windermere Lake)
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District	Salmon Arm
	Golden
	Revelstoke
	Sicamous
	Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek)
	Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)
	Area D (Falkland/Silver Creek)
	Area C (Blind Bay/Sorrento)
	Area E (Eagle River Valley)
	Area F (Scotch Creek/Seymour Arm)
Thompson-Nicola Regional District	Chase
	Barriere
	Cache Creek
	Clearwater
	Clinton
	Ashcroft
	Kamloops
	Merritt
	Lytton
	Logan Lake
	Area B (Thompson Headwaters)
	Area A (Wells Gray Country)
	Area O (Lower North Thompson)
	Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)
	Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)
	Area L (Grasslands)
	Area I (Blue Sky Country)
	Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)
	Area J (Copper Desert Country)
	Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality
Cariboo Regional District	Quesnel
	Williams Lake
	Wells
	100 Mile House
	Area G (Lac La Hache/108 Mile Ranch)
	Area H (Canim Lake/Forest Grove)
	Area F (Horsefly/Likely/150 Mile House)
	Area C (Bowron Lake/Barlow Creek/Barkerville)
	Area B (Quesnel West/Bouchie Lake)
	Area E (South Lakeside/Dog Creek)
	Area A (Red Bluff/Quesnel South)
	Area K (East Chilcotin)
	Area J (West Chilcotin)
	Area I (West Fraser/Nazko)
Regional District of Mount Waddington	Alert Bay
	Port Hardy
	Port McNeill
	Port Alice
	Area B (Quatsino Sound/Cape Scott)
	Area C (Hyde Creek/Benson Valley)
	Area D (Nimpkish Valley/Cormorant Island)
	Area A (Seymour Inlet/Knight Inlet)
Central Coast Regional District	Area C (Hagensborg/Talchako/Atnarko)
	Area D (East Bella Coola)
	Area E (West Bella Coola/Clayton Falls/Tallheo)
	Area B (Bella Bella)
	Area A (Ocean Falls/Outer Coast)
North Coast Regional District	Port Clements
	Port Edward
	Prince Rupert
	Masset
	Daajing Giids
	Area E (Moresby Island)
	Area D (Graham Island)
	Area C (South Skeena)
	Area A (North Skeena)
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	Hazelton
	New Hazelton
	Terrace
	Stewart
	Kitimat
	Area C (Butedale/Kitlope/Kitsumkalum)
	Area E (Thornhill)
	Area F (Dease Lake)
	Area D (Iskut/Big Raven)
	Area B (Suskwa/Kitwanga/Kispiox)
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako	Burns Lake
	Fort St. James
	Fraser Lake
	Vanderhoof
	Telkwa
	Smithers
	Houston
	Granisle
	Area E (Ootsa Lake/François Lake)
	Area A (Hudson Bay Mountain)
	Area D (Endako/Fort Fraser)
	Area B (Broman Lake/Sheraton)
	Area C (Stuart Lake/Omineca Valley)
	Area G (Morice Valley/Babine Valley)
	Area F (Chilako Valley/Dog Creek)
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George	Prince George
	Valemount
	McBride
	Mackenzie
	Area A (Salmon River/Lakes)
	Area G (Crooked River/Parsnip)
	Area C (Chilako River/Nechako)
	Area E (Woodpecker/Hixon)
	Area D (Tabor Lake/Stone Creek)
	Area H (Robson Valley/Canoe)
	Area F (Willow River/Upper Fraser)
Peace River Regional District	Chetwynd
	Hudson's Hope
	Pouce Coupe
	Taylor
	Tumbler Ridge
	Fort St. John
	Dawson Creek
	Area E (Moberly Lake/Sukunka Valley)
	Area D (Kiskatinaw Valley)
	Area B (Finlay Valley/Beatton Valley)
	Area C (Old Fort/Charlie Lake)
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Stikine Region
Area E (Cowichan Station / Sahtlam / Glenora)
Area A (Kyuquot/Nootka/Sayward)
Upper Nepa 6
Paska Island 3
Oregon Jack Creek 5
Marble Canyon 3
Pavilion 1
Pavilion 1A
Pavilion 4
Squirrel Cove 8
Leon Creek 2
Leon Creek 2A
Pavilion 3A
Boulder Creek 5
Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)
Skeetchestn
Area L (Lone Butte/Interlakes)
Loon Lake 10
Area D (Commodore Heights/McLeese Lake)
Area A (Nass Valley/Bell Irving)
Oregon Jack Creek 2
Hay Meadow 1
Soda Creek 1 (Xat'sull)
Ts'kw'aylaxw 5

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