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Sooke | |
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| District of Sooke[1] | |
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  Sooke Sooke (Capital Regional District) Location of Sooke within the Capital Regional District | |
  Sooke Location of Sooke within British Columbia  Sooke Sooke (British Columbia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′34″N 123°44′16″W / 48.37611°N 123.73778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Incorporated | December 7, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maja Tait |
| • Councillors | Jeff Bateman, Al Beddows, Dana Lajeunesse, Megan McMath, Kevin Pearson, Tony St-Pierre. |
| Area | |
| • Land | 56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,086 |
| • Density | 266.6/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Highways | 14 |
| Website | sooke |
Sooke (/suːk/) is a district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, 38 kilometres (24 mi) by road from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Sooke, the westernmost of Greater Victoria's Western Communities, is to the north and west of the Sooke Basin. It is a regional centre for residents in neighbouring communities, including Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River.
- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Sooke (Code 5917052) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2024.