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Esquimalt | |
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| Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt[1] | |
 View of Esquimalt from the Highrock Cairn | |
  Esquimalt Location of Esquimalt within the Capital Regional District | |
  Esquimalt Location of Esquimalt within British Columbia  Esquimalt Esquimalt (British Columbia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 123°24′21″W / 48.432276°N 123.405844°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Incorporated | 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Barb Desjardins |
| • City Council | Esquimalt Municipal Council |
| • MP | Randall Garrison (NDP) |
| • MLA | Mitzi Dean (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,533 |
| • Density | 2,476.7/km2 (6,415/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Highways | 1A |
| Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Website | www |
The Township of Esquimalt (/ɪˈskwaɪmɔːlt/) is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A Indian reserve and the town of View Royal, and to the north by a narrow inlet of water called the Gorge, across which is the district municipality of Saanich. It is almost tangential to Esquimalt 1 Indian Reserve near Admirals Road. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria and part of the Capital Regional District.
Esquimalt had a population of 17,533 in 2021. It covers 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi). It is home to the Pacific fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy.
- ^ "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 "Esquimalt, District municipality (DM), British Columbia [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.