List of Cities in Canada - British Columbia

British Columbia

See also: List of municipalities in British Columbia and List of settlements in British Columbia

In British Columbia, a community can be incorporated as a city if its population exceeds 5,000. Once so incorporated, a city does not lose this status even if its population later declines; the once-thriving city of Greenwood, for example, now has a population of just 625 people.

City Population (2011) Area (km²) Location Remarks
Abbotsford 7005133497000000000133,497 359.36
Armstrong 70034815000000000004,815 5.24
Burnaby 7005223218000000000223,218 89.12 Part of Metro Vancouver
Campbell River 700431186000000000031,186 143.48
Castlegar 70037816000000000007,816 19.8
Chilliwack 700477936000000000077,936 260.19
Colwood 700416093000000000016,093 17.76 Part of Greater Victoria
Coquitlam 7005126456000000000126,456 121.69 Part of Metro Vancouver
Courtenay 700424099000000000024,099 26.68
Cranbrook 700419319000000000019,319 25.14
Dawson Creek 700411583000000000011,583 22.32
Duncan 70034932000000000004,932 2.05
Enderby 70032932000000000002,932 4.23
Fernie 70034448000000000004,448 16.05
Fort St. John 700418609000000000018,609 22.74
Grand Forks 70033985000000000003,985 10.44
Greenwood 7002708000000000000708 2.52 Smallest city in British
Columbia and Canada
Kamloops 700485678000000000085,678 297.3
Kelowna 7005117312000000000117,312 211.69
Kimberley 70036652000000000006,652 58.31
Langford 700429228000000000029,228 39.55 Part of Greater Victoria
Langley 700425081000000000025,081 10.22 Part of Metro Vancouver
Merritt 70037113000000000007,113 24.94
Nanaimo 700483810000000000083,810 89.3
Nelson 700410230000000000010,230 11.72
New Westminster 700465976000000000065,976 15.41 Part of Metro Vancouver
North Vancouver 700448196000000000048,196 11.85 Part of Metro Vancouver
Parksville 700411997000000000011,997 14.6
Penticton 700432877000000000032,877 42.02
Pitt Meadows 700417736000000000017,736 85.38
Port Alberni 700417743000000000017,743 19.92
Port Coquitlam 700456342000000000056,342 28.85 Part of Metro Vancouver
Port Moody 700432975000000000032,975 25.62 Part of Metro Vancouver
Powell River 700413165000000000013,165 29.77
Prince George 700471974000000000071,974 316
Prince Rupert 700412508000000000012,508 54.9
Quesnel 700410007000000000010,007 35.34
Revelstoke 70037139000000000007,139 31.9
Richmond 7005190473000000000190,473 128.76 Part of Metro Vancouver
Rossland 70033556000000000003,556 57.97
Salmon Arm 700417464000000000017,464 155.36
Surrey 7005468251000000000468,251 317.19 Part of Metro Vancouver
Terrace 700411486000000000011,486 41.52
Trail 70037681000000000007,681 34.78
Vancouver 7005603502000000000603,502 114.71 Largest city in British Columbia
Part of Metro Vancouver
Vernon 700438150000000000038,150 94.2
Victoria 700480017000000000080,017 19.68 Capital of British Columbia
Part of Greater Victoria
White Rock 700419339000000000019,339 5.16 Part of Metro Vancouver
Williams Lake 700410832000000000010,832 33.11

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