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Vancouver

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Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It is the most populous city in the province. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
662,248 1
Area (sq km)
115.18 1
Founding Year
1870 1
March 10, 1870 is the founding date under the settlement's original name, Granville; it was renamed and incorporated as Vancouver on April 6, 1886.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
2 2
Latitude
49.26083 degrees north 1
Longitude
123.11389 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

British Columbia, States or Territories

vancouver is associated with british-columbia.

Source Vancouver (Wikipedia)
Canada, Countries
Source Vancouver (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

From Gastown to Granville to Vancouver: how the city got its name, Articles
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Endeavour Mining plc

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

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Klei Entertainment

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Owl Drug Co. Ltd.

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is a Vancouver, British Columbia pharmacy that has operated continuously since at least 1910
Parallel 49 Brewing Company

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Rocky Mountaineer

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Telus Corporation

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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

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University of British Columbia

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The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with two main campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada.
Sources
1. Vancouver (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    662,248
  • Lead section
    The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada after Toronto and Montreal.
  • Infobox, Area
    115.18
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    49.26083 N 123.11389 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    49.26083 N 123.11389 W
  • Article text
    In 1870, the colonial government surveyed the settlement and laid out a townsite, renamed "Granville" in honour of the then-British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Granville.
  • Associated With: Canada, Infobox, Country
    Canada
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Vancouver (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 2 m
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Wikidata: Vancouver
Wikidata Q24639, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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