Metro Vancouver Regional District

The Metro Vancouver Regional District, or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in .
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  • Type: regional district in British Columbia with 3,110,000 residents
  • Description: regional district of British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Distretto Regionale della Grande Vancouver”, “Distretto regionale di Metro Vancouver”, “Distrito Regional de Greater Vancouver”, “Distrito regional do grande vancouver”, “Grand Vancouver”, “Grande Vancouver”, “GVRD”, “Metro Vancouver”, “Metro Vancouver Regional Distric”, “MVRD”, “Regionální okres Velký Vancouver”, “Regionálny okres Greater Vancouver”, “Regionálny okres Veľký Vancouver”, “Stor-Vancouver”, “Vankuvera Metropolo”, “Veľký Vancouver”, “광역 밴쿠버”, “グレーターバンクーバー”, “グレーターバンクーバー地域”, “グレイターバンクーバー”, “バンクーバー広域行政体”, “バンクーバー都市圏”, “メトロ・ヴァンクーヴァー”, “メトロバンクーバー地域”, “大バンクーバー地域”, “大温哥华”, “大溫”, “大溫區域局”, “大溫哥華地區”, and “大溫地區”
  • Historically known as: “Greater Vancouver Regional District”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pacific Coliseum and Maplewood Flats Conservation Area.

Stadium
, locally known as The Coliseum or the… is situated 6 km southwest of Metro Vancouver Regional District.

Nature reserve
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The is a 126 hectare…

Bridge
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The , also…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Vancouver and Commercial Dr-Hastings Park.

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is a mostly suburban area across the Burrard Inlet from downtown .

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Commercial Drive-Hastings Park makes up part of "East Vancouver".

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Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown between and .

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Latitude
49.333° or 49° 19′ 59″ north
Longitude
-123.0026° or 123° 0′ 10″ west
Population
3,110,000
Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)
Open location code
84XR8XMW+5W
Geo­Names ID
5965814
Wiki­data ID
Q1061069
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Metro Vancouver Regional District” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Metro Vankuver”
  • Armenian: “Մետրո Վանկուվեր”
  • Asturian: “Distritu rexonal del Gran Vancouver”
  • Azerbaijani: “Metro-Vankuver”
  • Basque: “Greater Vancouver Regional District”
  • Catalan: “Districte regional del Gran Vancouver”
  • Cebuano: “Greater Vancouver Regional District”
  • Chinese: “大温哥华区域局”
  • Chinese: “大溫哥華區域局”
  • Chinese: “大溫哥華區域政府”
  • Czech: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Danish: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Dutch: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Esperanto: “Metropolo Vankuvero”
  • Finnish: “Vancouverin metropolialue”
  • French: “district régional du Grand Vancouver”
  • French: “District régional du Grand Vancouver”
  • French: “Metro Vancouver”
  • German: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Greek: “Μετρό Βανκούβερ”
  • Indonesian: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Italian: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Japanese: “メトロ・バンクーバー”
  • Japanese: “メトロバンクーバー”
  • Korean: “메트로 밴쿠버”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Norwegian: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Persian: “مترو ونکوور”
  • Polish: “Greater Vancouver”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito Regional de Metro Vancouver”
  • Portuguese: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Russian: “Большой Ванкувер”
  • Russian: “Метро-Ванкувер”
  • Slovak: “Regionálny okres Metro Vancouver”
  • Spanish: “Distrito regional del Gran Vancouver”
  • Spanish: “Distrito Regional del Gran Vancouver”
  • Swedish: “Greater Vancouver Regional District”
  • Swedish: “Metro Vancouver Regional District”
  • Turkish: “Metro Vancouver”
  • Ukrainian: “Метро-Ванкувер”
  • Urdu: “میٹرو وینکوور ریجنل ڈسٹرکٹ”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع میٹرو وانکوور”
  • Yue Chinese: “大溫哥華區域局”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Blueridge and Riverside East.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lynn Canyon Park and Rice Lake.

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