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Prince Rupert | |
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| City of Prince Rupert | |
 Aerial view of Prince Rupert | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Rainforest City, City of Rainbows | |
  Prince Rupert Location of Prince Rupert in British Columbia  Prince Rupert Prince Rupert (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′46″N 130°19′31″W / 54.31278°N 130.32528°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | North Coast |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1910 |
| Named for | Prince Rupert of the Rhine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herb Pond[2] |
| • Governing Body | Prince Rupert City Council |
| • MP | Taylor Bachrach (NDP) |
| • MLA | Jennifer Rice (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • City | 54.93 km2 (21.21 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 222.94 km2 (86.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • City | 12,220 |
| • Density | 227.7/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13,052 |
| • Metro density | 58.5/km2 (152/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | princerupert |
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12,220 people as of 2016.[3]
- ^ "Prince Rupert". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Mayor – City of Prince Rupert". www.princerupert.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b Census Profile, 2016 Census – Prince Rupert, City Census subdivision, British Columbia and British Columbia Archived 2017-07-19 at the Wayback Machine