Back Distritu rexonal del Gran Vancouver AST Districte regional del Gran Vancouver Catalan Greater Vancouver Regional District CEB Metro Vancouver Czech Metro Vancouver German Metropolo Vankuvero Esperanto Distrito regional del Gran Vancouver Spanish مترو ونکوور Persian Vancouverin metropolialue Finnish District régional du Grand Vancouver French
Metro Vancouver | |
|---|---|
| Metro Vancouver Regional District | |
 Satellite image of Metro Vancouver | |
 Flag  Logo | |
Major communities | |
 Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Incorporated[1] | 29 June 1967 |
| Name change[1] | 13 June 1968 |
| Name change[2] | 30 January 2017 |
| Administrative office | Burnaby |
| Electoral Areas | A |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| • Chair | Mike Hurley (Burnaby) |
| • Vice chair | John McEwen (Anmore) |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 2,878.93 km2 (1,111.56 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,642,825 |
| • Estimate (2023)[5] | 2,950,509 |
| • Rank | 2 (Canadian CD) |
| • Density | 918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 (Canadian CD) |
| Demonym | Metro Vancouverite |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CA$163.772 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 604 / 778 / 236 / 672 |
| Website | metrovancouver |
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia.[7][8] The organization was known as the Regional District of Fraser–Burrard for nearly one year upon incorporating in 1967, and as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) from 1968 to 2017.
Metro Vancouver borders Whatcom County, Washington, to the south, the Fraser Valley Regional District to the east, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north, and the Nanaimo Regional District and Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west.
The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum. The regional district's most populous city is Vancouver, and Metro Vancouver's administrative offices are located in the city of Burnaby. The MVRD's boundaries match those of the Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) as identified by Statistics Canada.
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- ^ https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610046801
- ^ Metro Vancouver (January 2013). "2013 Action Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Goodbye GVRD, hello Metro Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.