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British Columbia

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British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The 2021 census recorded a population of 5,000,879 across an area of 944,735 square kilometers, and its capital is Victoria. 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
Capital
Victoria 1
Population
5,000,879 1
2021 figure from British Columbia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Area (sq km)
944,735 1
Admission Year
1871 1
Latitude
54 degrees north 1
Longitude
125 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Canada, Countries

British Columbia is a province of Canada.

Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)
Vancouver, Cities

vancouver is associated with british-columbia.

Source Vancouver (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Victoria, Cities
Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)

Largest City Of

Vancouver, Cities
Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)
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Columbia Brewery

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Granville Island Brewing

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Modo (car co-op)

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Source Wikipedia, Modo (car co-op)Lead sentencetier 2
Quote, Lead sentence
Modo is a member-owned carshare operator in British Columbia.
Mt. Begbie Brewing Company

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Shaftebury Brewing Company

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Steamworks Brewing Company

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Simon Fraser University

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Source Simon Fraser University (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada
University of Victoria

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Source University of Victoria (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

Found There

Tlingit language

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Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel

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Source Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in the Cascade Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, and the state of Washington, United States.
Columbian ground squirrel

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Source Columbian ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
It occurs in the Rocky Mountains, from as far north as western Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.
Dawson's caribou

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Source Dawson's caribou (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
that once lived on Graham Island, the largest of the islands within the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located off the coast of British Columbia, Canada
Douglas squirrel

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Tamiasciurus douglasii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
northern California, west and central Oregon, western Washington and southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Hemitomes

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Source Hemitomes (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The native range of this species is British Columbia to California.
Red-tailed chipmunk

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Source Tamias ruficaudus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, British Columbia
Quote, Geographic Range, British Columbia
just touches extreme southwestern Alberta and the East Kootenay valley of southern British Columbia.
Sources
1. British Columbia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts, and grassy plains.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Victoria
  • Infobox, population
    5,000,879 (2021 census)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    944735
  • Infobox, coordinates
    54 N 125 W
  • Article text
    In 1871, British Columbia entered Confederation as the sixth province of Canada, in enactment of the British Columbia Terms of Union.
  • Has Capital: Victoria, Infobox: capital
    Victoria
  • Largest City Of: Vancouver, Infobox: largest_city
    Vancouver
  • Part Of: Canada, Lead paragraph
    British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada.
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Wikidata: British Columbia
Wikidata Q1973, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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