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British Columbia

ProvinceCA-BC

Province of Canada.

North AmericaCapital: VictoriaLanguage: English
Population
5.7M
Metros tracked
13
5.1M in metros (90%)
Composite score
51.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: CA-BC
At a glance
Established
1871
Demonym
British Columbian
Area
944,735 km²
Population density
6 /km²
Highest point
Mount Fairweather (4,671 m (15,325 ft))
Legislature
Parliament of British Columbia
Human Development Index
0.950 (2023)
House of Commons seats
43
Senate seats
6
Rank in Canada
3rd of 13 by composite score
Area rank
5th of 13 by area
Largest tracked metro
Vancouver

Civic facts via Wikidata.

British Columbia metro footprint

13 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

13 tracked metros

#58Vancouver
40.7
3.5MMajor Metro
#329Victoria★ Capital
7.8
460KEstablished Metro
#1263Kelowna
1.1
252KEmerging Metro
#1634Prince Rupert
0.7
19KLocal Metro
#2316Kamloops
0.3
159KLocal Metro
#2469Prince George
0.3
106KLocal Metro
#2519Penticton
0.3
94KLocal Metro
#3259Nanaimo
0.1
186KLocal Metro
#3626Vernon (BC)
0.0
100KLocal Metro
#3654Duncan (BC)
0.0
95KLocal Metro
#3744Courtenay
0.0
79KLocal Metro
#3778Cranbrook (BC)
0.0
73KLocal Metro
#3950Campbell River (BC)
0.0
51KLocal Metro