Vancouver

**Vancouver** (, ) is a coastal city and major seaport on the mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city has a population of over 630,000 and is the most populous city in British Columbia. Metro Vancouver has a population of over 2 million people, which makes it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, after Greater Toronto and Greater Montreal. Vancouver has a mix of people from different cultures, and 52% of its residents have a first language that is not English.

## History

Native people began living in this area around 10,000-8,000 years ago.  These people were part of three main groups: the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh.

The city was incorporated in 1886 under the name "Vancouver", and was named after a British naval captain George Vancouver, who explored the area around Vancouver and Vancouver Island in the 1790s.

## Cityscape

The University of British Columbia is in Vancouver.

Vancouver also has Stanley Park, which has beaches and totem poles. Nearby is Grouse Mountain, which has good skiing and has a  hiking trail which is known as the Grouse Grind. Grouse Mountain also has an animal sanctuary, including wolves and bears.

The Lions Gate Bridge is also in Stanley Park.

## Sports

Vancouver has two ice hockey teams: the Vancouver Canucks, who play for the National Hockey League, and the Vancouver Giants, who play for the Western Hockey League.

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League are based in Vancouver. The team has won six Grey Cups.

In soccer, Vancouver is home to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who play in the Major League Soccer (MLS).

The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, and it was the first time Canada won a gold medal in the Olympics on Canadian soil.

## Geography

Lying within the Coast Mountains, Vancouver is located on the Burrard Peninsula on the West Coast of Canada, less than a one-hour drive north of the Canada–United States border, and is about  north of Seattle, Washington. Between mainland British Columbia and the Pacific Ocean, to the west, is a large island called Vancouver Island, which includes British Columbia's capital city, Victoria. Until the city was named in 1885, "Vancouver" referred to Vancouver Island; some people mistakenly think that the city is on Vancouver Island. Vancouver is also situated within the Pacific Maritime Ecozone, southwest of Calgary, Alberta. On the south shore of Vancouver is the Fraser River, which flows west into the Strait of Georgia. The water along the north shore of the city is called Burrard Inlet. The Trans-Canada Highway (TCH), Canada's longest national highway, passes through the northeastern portion of Vancouver. The city has an area of 114 square kilometres (44 square miles); the larger metropolitan area is 2,878 square kilometres (1,111 square miles). As with most of British Columbia, Vancouver is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8). The North Shore Mountains dominate Vancouver's cityscape.

### Climate

Vancouver has an oceanic climate (_Cfb_ in the Köppen climate classification). The average precipitation per year is 1189 millimetres, mostly from October to April. High temperatures in the summer average 22 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded was 34.4 °C on July 30, 2009. On average, snow falls on only 11 days per year. Usually, the snow is wet and not deep and quickly melts in the rain. On average, the temperature does not rise above freezing on only 4.5 days a year.

## Housing

Vancouver has had a housing affordability crisis for many years. It was the second-least affordable housing market compared to 90 other metropolitan areas in different countries. The only place that was less affordable was Hong Kong.

The coiy has been criticized for saying that it provides many social housing units to residents. However social housing can refer to small apartments renting for $1,700 per month. There are people with household incomes of up to $120,000 living in social housing in Vancouver.

The government has been attempting to address the housing crisis situation by imposing a series of taxes such as the foreign-buyers tax and the Empty Homes Tax in 2016 and the speculation tax in 2018.

Rents in Vancouver were very high and apartment vacancies very low in 2019.

### Television

- CBC Radio
- CKGO (730)
- CKNO (Knowledge Network)
- CIVT (CTV Television Network)

### Newspapers

- The Vancouver Sun
- The Globe and Mail
- The Province
- The National Post

### Internet Media

- The Tyee
- NowPublic
- Daily Hive

## Other websites

- Official City of Vancouver website
- Tourism Vancouver

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Vancouver
- **official name**: City of Vancouver
- **nickname**: See Nicknames of Vancouver
- **settlement type**: List of cities in British Columbia, City
- **motto**: "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper"
- **image skyline**: Vancouver Montage 2020.jpg
- **image flag**: Flag of Vancouver.svg
- **image shield**: Coa Vancouver.svg
- **image map**: GVRDVancouver.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Metro Vancouver Regional District, Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada
- **pushpin map**: Canada British Columbia#Canada#North America
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within British Columbia##Location within Canada###Location within North America
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces and territories of Canada, Province
- **subdivision name1**: British Columbia
- **subdivision type2**: Regions of Canada#British Columbia, Region
- **subdivision name2**: Lower Mainland
- **subdivision type3**: = List of British Columbia Regional Districts, Regional district
- **subdivision name4**: Metro Vancouver
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Ken Sim
- **leader title1**: Vancouver City Council, City Council
- **leader title3**: Current members of the Canadian House of Commons, MPs (Fed.)
- **leader title4**: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, MLAs (Prov.)
- **established title**: Incorporated
- **established date**: April 6, 1886
- **named for**: Captain George Vancouver R.N., (1757-1798), explored 1792 for Kingdom of Great Britain, British  Royal Navy
- **area total km2**: 123.63
- **area land km2**: 115.18
- **area urban km2**: 911.64
- **area metro km2**: 2878.93
- **population as of**: Canada 2021 Census, 2021
- **population total**: 662,248 (List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, 8th)
- **population density km2**: 5749.9
- **population metro**: 2,642,825 (List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada, 3rd)
- **population density metro km2**: 918.0
- **population urban**: 2426160
- **population demonym**: Vancouverite
- **blank name sec2**: GDP
- **blank info sec2**: American dollar, US$ 154.3 billion
- **blank1 name sec2**: GDP per capita
- **blank1 info sec2**: US$58,384
- **timezone**: Pacific Standard Time Zone, PST
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **elevation m**: 0–152
- **elevation ft**: 0–501
- **postal code type**: Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas, Forward sortation area
- **postal code**: List of V postal codes of Canada, V5K - V6T, V6Z, V7X - V7Y
- **area codes**: Area code 604, 604, Area code 778, 778, Area code 236, 236, Area code 672, 672
- **blank name**: National Topographic System, NTS Map
- **blank info**: 092G03
- **blank1 name**: Geographical Names Board of Canada, GNBC Code
- **blank1 info**: JBRIK
- **blank2 name**: Highways

- **blank2 info**:

- **website**: [http://vancouver.ca/ City of Vancouver]