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Hardiness Zone Map for British Columbia (BC)

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Region Information Data for British Columbia (BC)

Vancouver, Brittish Columbia, Canada - Source: Dorothy L. Hilde
Source: Dorothy L. Hilde
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. With an estimated population of 4.8 million as of 2017, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The inhabitants of British Columbia make up more than 13% of the country's population, and the population density of the area is higher than the national average.

The first British settlement in the area was Fort Victoria, established in 1843, which gave rise to the City of Victoria, at first the capital of the separate Colony of Vancouver Island. Subsequently, on the mainland, the Colony of British Columbia (1858-1866) was founded by Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia: he was hand-picked by the Colonial Office in London to transform British Columbia into the British Empire's "bulwark in the farthest west", and "to found a second England on the shores of the Pacific". Moody selected the site for and founded the original capital of British Columbia, New Westminster, established the Cariboo Road and Stanley Park, and designed the first version of the Coat of arms of British Columbia. Port Moody is named after him.

In 1866, Vancouver Island became part of the colony of British Columbia, and Victoria became the united colony's capital. In 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada. Its Latin motto is Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment").

The capital of British Columbia remains Victoria, the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada, named for the Queen who created the original European colonies. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. In October 2013, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,606,371 (about 2.5 million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). The province is currently governed by the British Columbia New Democratic Party in a minority government supported by the Green Party of British Columbia, led by John Horgan, who became premier as a result of a no-confidence motion on June 29, 2017.

British Columbia evolved from British possessions that were established in what is now British Columbia by 1871. First Nations, the original inhabitants of the land, have a history of at least 10,000 years in the area. Today there are few treaties and the question of Aboriginal Title, long ignored, has become a legal and political question of frequent debate as a result of recent court actions. Notably, the Tsilhqot'in Nation has established Aboriginal title to a portion of their territory, as a result of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision.
Demonym British Columbian
Capital Victoria
Official Motto "Splendor sine occasu" [Latin] (Splendour without diminishment)
Official Flag British Columbia (BC) Flag
Official Language(s) English
Approximate Size Total: 364,764 sq mi (944,735 km2)
Land: 357,216 sq mi (925,186 km2)
Water: 7,547.9 sq mi (19,548.9 km2) 2.1%
Population 4,751,612 (2016)
Currency Canadian Dollar (CAD $)
Drives On the Right
International Dialing Code +1
Posted By Gremelin Posted on September 23rd, 2018 · Updated on July 14th, 2020
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Wikipedia contributors, "British Columbia," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Columbia&oldid=860784402 (accessed September 23, 2018).

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