Downtown Eastside

The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in , British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 18,500 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “DTES” and “溫哥華市中心東部”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Vancouver Police Museum and Firehall Arts Centre.

Museum
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The & Archives opened…

Arts center
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The is an arts centre in the…

Stadium
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , British Columbia, Canada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Japantown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , British Columbia, and is Canada's largest .

Neighborhood
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, Little Tokyo or Paueru-gai is an old…

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

Downtown Eastside

Latitude
49.2824° or 49° 16′ 57″ north
Longitude
-123.09946° or 123° 5′ 58″ west
Population
18,500
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Abbreviation
“DTES”
Open location code
84XR7WJ2+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1098517123
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
13512546
Wiki­data ID
Q1068356
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Downtown Eastside” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “温哥华市中心东端”
  • Chinese: “溫哥華市中心東端”
  • Dutch: “Downtown Eastside”
  • French: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Igbo: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Italian: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Japanese: “ダウンタウンイーストサイド”
  • Persian: “قسمت شرقی مرکز شهر (ونکوور)”
  • Persian: “قسمت شرقی مرکز شهر”
  • Slovak: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Urdu: “ڈاؤن ٹاؤن ایسٹ سائیڈ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gastown and Strathcona.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: La Boussole Community Center and Vancouver Criminal Court.

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Worth a closer look: Vancouver and Victoria.

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