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Highlands

The District of Highlands is a district municipality near , British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 2,225 as of 2016.
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  • Type: Village with 2,120 residents
  • Description: district municipality in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Highlands, BC” and “Highlands, British Columbia”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Finlayson and Skirt Mountain.

Peak
Photo: Guillaumefg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 419-metre mountain located on the border of Highlands and , , about 14 km northwest of . is located within the .

Peak
is a 347 m mountain lying approximately 13 km northwest of in Highland Land District. It is a part of the , which extends from the Highlands through Langford to Metchosin.

Waterfall
Photo: Rt44, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Golden is a waterfall in Niagara Canyon, part of Niagara Creek in near , , . It drops 47.5 metres down a narrow gully.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langford and Bear Mountain.

Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
The City of is a city of over 35,000 people, and is the business hub of "Westshore", a group of municipalities to the west of . Visitors would primarily enjoy the lakes and trails which are less busy than similar offerings closer to Victoria downtown core.

Neighborhood
is a golf resort and adjacent community straddling the boundary between the City of and the District of Highlands, in the Western Communities of Greater Victoria, , Canada.

Town
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the of , Canada. has a population of 11,575 residents. is situated 7 km southeast of Highlands.

Highlands

Latitude
48.4813° or 48° 28′ 53″ north
Longitude
-123.5124° or 123° 30′ 45″ west
Population
2,120
Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)
Open location code
84WRFFJQ+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1472752645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5974993
Wiki­data ID
Q5759321
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Highlands” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “高地区”
  • Chinese: “高地區”
  • Dutch: “Highlands”
  • French: “Highlands”
  • German: “Highlands”
  • Spanish: “Highlands (Columbia Británica)”
  • Spanish: “Highlands”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайлендс (Британська Колумбія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайлендс”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include District of Highlands Municipal Office and Hatcher Swamp.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Highlands”. Photo: Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0.