Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam
City of Port Coquitlam
Railway yard in Port Coquitlam
Railway yard in Port Coquitlam
Flag of Port Coquitlam
Nickname: 
"PoCo"[1]
Motto: 
"Working Together For The Future"
Location of Port Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
Location of Port Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°15′45″N 122°46′52″W / 49.26250°N 122.78111°W / 49.26250; -122.78111
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
IncorporatedMarch 7, 1913; 111 years ago (March 7, 1913)
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • BodyPort Coquitlam City Council
 • MayorBrad West
 • CouncillorsSteve Darling
Paige Petriw
Darrell Penner
Glenn Pollock
Dean Washington
Nancy McCurrach
 • MPRon McKinnon (Liberal)
 • MLAMike Farnworth (BC NDP)
Area
 • Land29.16 km2 (11.26 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
61,498
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
67,151
 • Rank93rd in Canada
 • Density2,108.7/km2 (5,462/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Forward sortation area
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
Websiteportcoquitlam.ca

Port Coquitlam (/kˈkwɪtləm/ koh-KWIT-ləm) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it to the north and west. Pitt Meadows lies across the Pitt River from it. Port Coquitlam is bisected by Lougheed Highway and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "PoCo".[1] It is Canada's 93rd-largest municipality by population.

  1. ^ a b "PoCo wants new and old photos for exhibit". Coquitlam Now. LMP Publication Limited Partnership. 2012-10-17. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  2. ^ Cleugh, Janis (20 October 2018). "#POCOvotes2018: It's Mayor West for Port Coquitlam". Tri-City News. Glacier Media. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.