Sooke

Sooke
District of Sooke[1]
Sooke is located in Capital Regional District
Sooke
Sooke
Sooke (Capital Regional District)
Location of Sooke within the Capital Regional District
Sooke is located in Vancouver Island
Sooke
Sooke
Location of Sooke within British Columbia
Sooke is located in British Columbia
Sooke
Sooke
Sooke (British Columbia)
Coordinates: 48°22′34″N 123°44′16″W / 48.37611°N 123.73778°W / 48.37611; -123.73778
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtCapital
IncorporatedDecember 7, 1999
Government
 • MayorMaja Tait
 • CouncillorsJeff Bateman, Al Beddows, Dana Lajeunesse, Megan McMath, Kevin Pearson, Tony St-Pierre.
Area
 • Land56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 • Total
15,086
 • Density266.6/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Highways14
Websitesooke.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sooke (/sk/) 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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Sooke (Code 5917052) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2024.