City
City of Vancouver
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W / 49.250; -123.100Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W / 49.250; -123.100
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Lower Mainland
Incorporated	April 6, 1886
Named for	Captain George Vancouver R.N., (1757-1798), explored 1792 for British Royal Navy
Government
• Mayor	Kennedy Stewart
• City Council	List of Councillors Rebecca Bligh Christine Boyle Adriane Carr Melissa De Genova Lisa Dominato Pete Fry Colleen Hardwick Sarah Kirby-Yung Jean Swanson Michael Wiebe
• MPs (Fed.)	List of MPs Don Davies (NDP) Hedy Fry (L) Jenny Kwan (NDP) Joyce Murray (L) Harjit Sajjan (L) Jody Wilson-Raybould (L)
• MLAs (Prov.)	List of MLAs Spencer Chandra Herbert (NDP) George Chow (NDP) Adrian Dix (NDP) David Eby (NDP) Mable Elmore (NDP) George Heyman (NDP) Michael Lee (BCL) Melanie Mark (NDP) Shane Simpson (NDP) Sam Sullivan (BCL) Andrew Wilkinson (BCL)
Area
• City	114.97 km2 (44.39 sq mi)
• Metro	2,878.52 km2 (1,111.40 sq mi)
Elevation	0–152 m (0–501 ft)
Population  (2016)
• City	631,486 (8th)
• Density	5,492.6/km2 (14,226/sq mi)
• Urban	2,264,823
• Metro	2,463,431 (3rd)
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area	V5K - V6T, V6Z, V7X - V7Y
NTS Map	092G03
GNBC Code	JBRIK
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GDP	US$ 109.8 billion
GDP per capita	US$44,337
Website	City of Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport on the mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city has a population of over 630,000 and is the largest city in British Columbia. Metro Vancouver has a population of over 2 million people. That makes it the third largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has a mix of people from different cultures. Fifty-two percent of city residents have a first language that is not English.