Coquitlam

Coquitlam is a suburban city in the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the 21 municipalities of Metro Vancouver and the largest municipality in the Tri-Cities. Coast Salish people were the first to live in the area, and archaeology confirms continuous occupation of the territory for at least 9,000 years; the name is said to derive from the Coast Salish word Kwikwetlem, meaning red fish up the river. The Corporation of the District of Coquitlam was incorporated in 1891. The 2021 census counted 148,625 residents, up 6.7 percent from 2016, and the city is the sixth-largest in the province.