Langford | |
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City of Langford | |
Coordinates: 48°27′2″N 123°30′21″W / 48.45056°N 123.50583°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Capital |
Founded | 1851 |
Incorporated | December 8, 1992 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Langford City Council |
• Mayor | Scott Peter Goodmanson |
• Councillors | Colby Harder, Mary Wagner, Keith Yacucha, Kimberley Guiry, Mark Morley, Lillian Szpak |
Area | |
• Land | 41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 46,584 |
• Density | 1,124.4/km2 (2,912/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Langfordite, Langfordian |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code | V9B, V9C |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
Highways | Highway 1 (TCH), Highway 14 |
Website | langford |
Langford is a city on southern Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Langford is one of the 13 component municipalities of Greater Victoria and is within the Capital Regional District. Langford was incorporated in 1992 and has a population of over 40,000 people, the largest municipality in the Western Communities, and third-largest in the Capital Regional District after Saanich and Victoria.
Its motto is "Golden in setting, determined in Spirit," containing a reference to the natural beauty of the City of Langford, specifically Goldstream Provincial Park, and a comment on the community's drive to enhance Langford's special character and future.[2]