Metchosin | |
|---|---|
| District of Metchosin[1] | |
 Metchosin town and fire hall | |
  Metchosin Location of Metchosin within the Capital Regional District | |
  Metchosin Location of Metchosin in British Columbia  Metchosin Metchosin (British Columbia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′55″N 123°32′16″W / 48.38194°N 123.53778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Incorporated | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Metchosin Council |
| • Mayor | Marie-Térèse Little |
| Area | |
| • Land | 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,067 |
| • Density | 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Metchosinite |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Highways | 14 |
| Website | www |
The District of Metchosin (/mətʃoʊzɪn/) is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities.
The origin of its name is a Straits Salish word, smets-shosin, meaning "place of stinking fish" or "place smelling of fish oil."[3]
- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Metchosin, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Metchosin". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 21, 2024.