Richmond | |
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| City of Richmond | |
 Downtown Richmond from the SkyTrain | |
 Logo | |
| Motto(s): Child of the Fraser Island City by Nature Better in Every Way | |
 Location of Richmond in Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′N 123°8′W / 49.167°N 123.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| Incorporated | 10 November 1879 (municipality status) |
| 3 December 1990 (city status) | |
| Seat | Richmond City Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Richmond City Council |
| • Mayor | Malcolm Brodie (Ind.) |
| • City Council | List of councillors |
| • MP | List of MPs |
| • MLA | List of MLAs |
| Area | |
| • Land | 128.87 km2 (49.76 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 209,937 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 229,781 |
| • Rank |
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| • Density | 1,629.0/km2 (4,219/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Richmondite[4] |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 91 Highway 99 |
| Website | richmond |
Richmond is a city in the coastal Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly a suburban city, it occupies almost the entirety of Lulu Island (excluding Queensborough), between the two estuarine distributaries of the Fraser River. Encompassing the adjacent Sea Island (where the Vancouver International Airport is located) and several other smaller islands and uninhabited islets to its north and south, the suburb neighbours Vancouver and Burnaby on the Burrard Peninsula to the north, New Westminster and Annacis Island to the east, Delta to the south, and the Strait of Georgia to the west.
The indigenous Coast Salish peoples were the first people to inhabit the area of modern-day Richmond, with the Musqueam Band naming the site near Terra Nova "spələkʷəqs" or "boiling point".[5] Today, East Asian Canadians make up a majority of Richmond's population, along with the Continental Asian Canadian population numbering almost three-fourths of the city's population. As a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, Richmond is composed of eight local neighbourhoods: Sea Island, City Centre, Thompson, West Richmond, Steveston, South Arm, East Richmond and Hamilton.[6] As of 2023, the city has an estimated population of 229,781 people.[3]
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Richmond Olympic Oval was a venue for long track speed skating events.
- ^ "About City Council: Members". City of Richmond, BC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast – Language articles – Language Portal of Canada". Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Musqueam Place Names Map". placenamemap.musqueam.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "City of Richmond Parks and Recreation- Locations". City of Richmond-. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2020.