British Columbia, CA

British Columbia: Province of Canada

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Quick Facts about British Columbia

Population : 4,841,078
Country : Canada
Head of government : Premier of British Columbia
Postal code : V
Phone Area Codes : 778, 604, 236, 250
Area : 944735 km2
Official name : Colombie-Britannique, British Columbia
Continent : North America
Easternmost point : Point(-114.068180555 48.998858333)
Northernmost point : Point(-130.0 60.0)
Legislative body : Parliament of British Columbia
Named for : Christopher Columbus, British Isles
Official language : English
Capital : Victoria
Establishment : January 01, 1871 (153 years ago)
Time Zone : Pacific Time Zone, America/Vancouver
Local time : 02:34:58 (28th March 2024)

Geography

British Columbia is located at 53°59'59"N 125°0'12"W (53.999827295, -125.003201924). It has 7 neighbors: Idaho, Montana, Washington, Alaska, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Yukon.

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The largest city of British Columbia is Abbotsford with a population of 151,683. . See all British Columbia cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in British Columbia

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in British Columbia.

City Name Title County Population
Abbotsford City located in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia Fraser Valley Regional District 151,683
Agassiz Fraser Valley Regional District 4,738

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British Columbia has 7 neighbours.

  • Idaho state of the United States of America
  • Montana state of the United States of America
  • Washington state of the United States of America
  • Alaska Alaska is one of fifty states that make up the United States of America. Its capital is Juneau and its most populous city is Anchorage. It is located in the far northwest of North America, in the West region of the country, Pacific division. It borders the Arctic Ocean to the north, Canada to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and the Bering Sea to the west. At 1,717,856 km² it is the largest state in the country and the seventh largest subnational entity in the world, behind the republic of Saja (Russia), Western Australia, Krai of Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Greenland (Denmark), Nunavut (Canada) and Queensland (Australia); 710,231 people in 2010,
  • Alberta province of Canada
  • Northwest Territories territory of Canada
  • Yukon territory of Canada

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1851 55,000 - census
1871 36,247 -51.74% census
1881 49,459 26.71% census
1891 98,173 49.62% census
1901 178,657 45.05% census
1911 392,480 54.48% census
1921 524,582 25.18% census
1931 694,263 24.44% census
1941 817,861 15.11% census
1956 1,398,464 41.52% census
1961 1,629,082 14.16% census
1966 1,873,674 13.05% census
1971 2,184,621 14.23% census
1974 51,524 -4140.01% 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
1976 2,466,608 97.91% census
2011 4,400,057 43.94% census
2015 4,659,272 5.56% estimation process
2016 4,648,055 -0.24% census
2017 4,841,078 3.99% estimation process

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British Columbia Counties

County Name Population

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