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Nanaimo

Northern America

Nanaimo is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, on the western shores of Nanaimo Harbour, for which it is known as the Harbour City. It is also called the Hub City, both for its original street layout radiating from the shoreline and for its relatively central location on Vancouver Island, and serves as headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo.

Facts
Population
99,863 1
Area (sq km)
91.3 2
Founding Year
1874 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Elevation (m)
28 2
Latitude
49.164167 degrees north 2
Longitude
123.936389 degrees west 2
Sources
1. Nanaimo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    99863 (ranked 57th)
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Nanaimo (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1874-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 49.164167, longitude -123.936389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 28 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 91.3 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 99863 (2021)
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Wikidata: Nanaimo
Wikidata Q16461, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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