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Kitimat | |
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| District of Kitimat[1] | |
 Aerial photo of Kitimat residential area with Douglas Channel in the background. | |
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  Kitimat Location in British Columbia  Kitimat Kitimat (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°03′12″N 128°39′08″W / 54.05333°N 128.65222°W[2] C | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Kitimat–Stikine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Phil Germuth[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.63 km2 (93.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 8,131 |
| • Density | 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 37 |
| Website | www.kitimat.ca |
Kitimat is a district municipality in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine regional government. The Kitimat Valley is part of the most populous urban district in northwest British Columbia, which includes Terrace to the north along the Skeena River Valley. The city was planned and built by the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) during the 1950s. Its post office was approved on 6 June 1952.[4]
Kitimat's municipal area is 242.63 km2 (93.68 sq mi). It is located on tidewater in one of the few wide, flat valleys on the coast of British Columbia. The 2016 census recorded 8,131 citizens.[5]
The District of Kitimat Development Services situates the port of Kitimat as an integral part of the Northwest Corridor connecting North America to the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Rim.[6]
- ^ "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 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Kitimat". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Mayor and Council
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 44. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census – Kitimat, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Kitimat-Stikine, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". 8 February 2017.
- ^ The Private International Port of Kitimat (PDF), Kitimat: a Port City on the Move, Kitimat, British Columbia: District of Kitimat Development Services, 2005, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013, retrieved 5 May 2014