Metrotown, Burnaby

This article is about the town centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. For the shopping mall, see Metropolis at Metrotown. For the SkyTrain station, see Metrotown station. For the highrise development in Hong Kong, see Metro Town.
Metrotown
Town centre of Burnaby
Metrotown skyline as seen from Richmond, British Columbia
Metrotown skyline as seen from Richmond, British Columbia
Metrotown is located in Greater Vancouver Regional District
Metrotown
Metrotown
Location of Metrotown within Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°13′32″N 123°00′12″W / 49.2255°N 123.0032°W / 49.2255; -123.0032
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
RegionLower Mainland
Regional DistrictMetro Vancouver
CityBurnaby
QuadrantSouthwest
Government
 • MayorMike Hurley
 • MP (Fed.)Jagmeet Singh (NDP)
 • MLA (Prov.)Anne Kang (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,889
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672

Metrotown is a town centre serving the southwest quadrant of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the city's four officially designated town centres,[3] as well as one of Metro Vancouver's regional town centres.[4] It is the central business district of the City of Burnaby.[5]

As officially defined by the City of Burnaby, the town centre is bounded on the west by Boundary Road (taking in Central Park), on the south by Imperial Street, on the east by Royal Oak Avenue, and on the north by a series of local streets (Thurston, Bond, Grange and Dover streets),[6] giving an area of 2.97 km2 (730 acres).[1][7] Kingsway forms the central commercial spine for the neighbourhood, and is paralleled to the south by the SkyTrain tracks running alongside Central Boulevard.

The area is served by Patterson and Metrotown SkyTrain stations, while Royal Oak station sits just beyond the southeastern limits of the district. The area is characterised by its many high rise commercial and residential buildings.

  1. ^ a b Burnaby Planning Department 1977, p. 14.
  2. ^ "Metrotown Highlights" (PDF). City of Burnaby. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Town Centres". City of Burnaby. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  4. ^ "Metrotown City Centre". Metro Vancouver. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  5. ^ "Metrotown Downtown Plan". City of Burnaby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ Perkins 1992, p. 159.
  7. ^ "Metrotown General Land Use Map" (PDF). City of Burnaby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2012-12-21.