List of metropolitan areas in British Columbia
The table below lists the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in British Columbia by population, using data from the Canada 2016 Census.[1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA), as defined by Statistics Canada. Any other census subdivision that comprises at least 10 percent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses.[2]
A city's metropolitan area, in colloquial or administrative terms, may differ from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area and the National Capital Region, in the separate provinces of Ontario, where their metropolitan populations are notably higher than their respective CMA populations. Statistics Canada listed 19 CMAs and CAs in the Canada 2016 Census.
Metropolitan areas
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| Rank | Geographic name | Type | Region | Regional district | Population (2021) |
Population
(2016) |
Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver | CMA | Lower Mainland | Metro Vancouver | 2,632,000 | 2,463,431 | 2,313,328 |
| 2 | Victoria | CMA | Vancouver Island | Capital | 393,812 | 367,770 | 344,580 |
| 3 | Kelowna | CMA | Thomson-Okanagan | Central Okanagan | 229,401 | 194,882 | 179,839 |
| 4 | Abbotsford | CMA | Lower Mainland | Fraser Valley | 195,726 | 180,518 | 170,191 |
| 5 | Nanaimo | CMA | Vancouver Island | Nanaimo | 115,459 | 104,936 | 98,021 |
| 6 | Kamloops | CMA | Thomson-Okanagan | Thompson-Nicola | 114,142 | 103,811 | 98,754 |
| 7 | Chilliwack | CMA | Lower Mainland | Fraser Valley | 113,767 | 101,512 | 92,308 |
| 8 | Prince George | CA | Cariboo | Fraser-Fort George | 89,490 | 86,622 | 84,232 |
| 9 | Vernon | CA | Thomson-Okanagan | North Okanagan | 67,086 | 61,334 | 58,584 |
| 10 | Courtenay | CA | Vancouver Island | Comox Valley | 63,300 | 54,157 | 51,787 |
| 11 | Penticton | CA | Thomson-Okanagan | Okanagan-Similkameen | 47,380 | 43,432 | 42,361 |
| 12 | Duncan | CA | Vancouver Island | Cowichan Valley | 45,047 | 44,451 | 43,252 |
| 13 | Campbell River | CA | Vancouver Island | Strathcona | 35,519 | 37,861 | 36,096 |
| 14 | Williams Lake | CA | Cariboo | Cariboo | 29,504 | 18,277 | 18,490 |
| 15 | Fort St. John | CA | Peace-North | Peace River | 28,729 | 28,396 | 26,380 |
| 16 | Cranbrook | CA | Kootenay | East Kootenay | 27,040 | 26,083 | 25,037 |
| 17 | Port Alberni | CA | Vancouver Island | Alberni-Clayoquot | 25,786 | 25,112 | 25,465 |
| 18 | Quesnel | CA | Cariboo | Cariboo | 24,234 | 23,146 | 23,566 |
| 19 | Squamish | CA | Sunshine Coast | Squamish-Lillooet | 23,819 | 17,479 | 15,256 |
| 20 | Powell River | CA | Sunshine Coast | Powell River | 21,496 | 16,783 | 16,689 |
| 21 | Salmon Arm | CA | Cariboo | Columbia-Shuswap | 19,432 | 17,904 | 17,683 |
| 22 | Nelson | CA | Kootenay | Central Kootenay | 19,119 | 18,307 | 17,987 |
| 23 | Terrace | CA | North Coast | Kitimat-Stikine | 14,633 | 15,723 | 15,569 |
| 24 | Dawson Creek | CA | Peace-North | Peace River | 12,323 | 12,178 | 11,583 |
| 25 | Prince Rupert | CA | North Coast | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 12,300 | 12,687 | 13,052 |
See also
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- List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory
- List of census agglomerations in Canada
- List of municipalities in British Columbia
- List of population centres in British Columbia
- Population of Canada by year
References
[edit]- ^ "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses. 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. January 15, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.