British Columbia, Canada
Facts and figures on British Columbia at a glance
Region name: British Columbia (British Columbia)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,413,973 people
Country: Canada
Continent: North America
The regional headquarters of British Columbia (British Columbia) is located in the regional capital Victoria (Victoria) with a population of 289,625 people.
The distance as the crow flies from British Columbia's regional capital Victoria to Canada's capital Ottawa (Ottawa) is approximately 3,586 km (2,228 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
British Columbia British Columbia | 4,413,973 people | Victoria Victoria | 289,625 people |
Compare with other regions in Canada.
Map of British Columbia
Information on British Columbia
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
British Columbia British Columbia | Victoria Victoria | 29 | Canada | North America |
Time in British Columbia
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Thu, 2 May 2024 - 4:48pm (16:48h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Thu, 2 May 2024 - 3:48pm (15:48h) | GMT UTC -7.0 | America/Vancouver |
Geographic coordinates of British Columbia
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 53°59'59.4"N (53.9998300°) | 125°00'11.5"W (-125.0032000°) |
Subregions in British Columbia
There are 29 administrative subregions in British Columbia.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Capital Regional District Capital Regional District | 1. | - | Victoria Victoria | 289,625 |
Cariboo Regional District Cariboo Regional District | 2. | - | - | - |
Central Coast Regional District Central Coast Regional District | 3. | - | - | - |
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District Columbia-Shuswap Regional District | 4. | - | - | - |
Comox Valley Regional District Comox Valley Regional District | 5. | - | - | - |
Cowichan Valley Regional District Cowichan Valley Regional District | 6. | - | - | - |
Fraser Valley Regional District Fraser Valley Regional District | 7. | 277,000 | Chilliwack Chilliwack | 93,203 |
Metro Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver Regional District | 8. | - | - | - |
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Northern Rockies Regional Municipality | 9. | - | - | - |
Peace River Regional District Peace River Regional District | 10. | - | - | - |
Powell River Regional District Powell River Regional District | 11. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot | 12. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako | 13. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Central Kootenay Regional District of Central Kootenay | 14. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Central Okanagan Regional District of Central Okanagan | 15. | 106,707 | - | - |
Regional District of East Kootenay Regional District of East Kootenay | 16. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Regional District of Fraser-Fort George | 17. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine | 18. | 37,367 | - | - |
Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary | 19. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Mount Waddington Regional District of Mount Waddington | 20. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Nanaimo Regional District of Nanaimo | 21. | - | - | - |
Regional District of North Okanagan Regional District of North Okanagan | 22. | - | - | - |
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen | 23. | - | - | - |
Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District | 24. | - | - | - |
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Squamish-Lillooet Regional District | 25. | - | - | - |
Stikine Region Stikine Region | 26. | 740 | - | - |
Strathcona Regional District Strathcona Regional District | 27. | - | - | - |
Sunshine Coast Regional District Sunshine Coast Regional District | 28. | - | - | - |
Thompson-Nicola Regional District Thompson-Nicola Regional District | 29. | - | - | - |