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Prince George | |
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City of Prince George | |
![]() An aerial view of Prince George | |
Motto: "Shaping a Northern Destiny" | |
Coordinates: 53°45′47″N 122°44′43″W / 53.76306°N 122.74528°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Fraser–Fort George |
Established | 1807 |
Incorporated | March 6, 1915 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Simon Yu |
• Governing body | Prince George City Council |
• MPs | Todd Doherty (CPC) Bob Zimmer (CPC) |
• MLAs | Shirley Bond (BCU) Mike Morris (BCU) |
Area | |
• City | 318.26 km2 (122.88 sq mi) |
• Urban | 73.9 km2 (28.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 76,708 |
• Density | 242.2/km2 (627/sq mi) |
• Urban | 67,339 |
• Metro | 89,490 |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
Website | princegeorge |
Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada, situated at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. The city itself has a population of 76,708;[3] the metro census agglomeration has a population of 89,490.[4] It is often called the province's "northern capital".[5] because it serves as a centre for higher education, health care, government services, arts and entertainment, sports, and support for major industries such as forest products and mining.
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