Castlegar

Castlegar is a city of 8,000 people in on the southern tip of the Arrow Lakes chain. It sits at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, and is a perfect base for a wide range of outdoor activities.
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  • Type: City with 8,340 residents
  • Description: city in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Castlegar (Columbia Británica)”, “Castlegar, BC”, “Castlegar, British Columbia”, “Castlegar, Tỉnh bang British Columbia”, “Кастлгар”, and “كاسلغار، كولومبيا البريطانية”
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robson and Brilliant.

Village
is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern .

Village
is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in the West…

Castlegar

Latitude
49.325° or 49° 19′ 30″ north
Longitude
-117.6668° or 117° 40′ 1″ west
Population
8,340
Elevation
495 metres (1,624 feet)
IATA airport code
YCG
UN/LOCODE
CA YCG
Open location code
85X488FM+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 51971904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
5918118
Wiki­data ID
Q1026779
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Castlegar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاستليغار، كولومبيا البريطانية”
  • Arabic: “كاستليغار”
  • Arabic: “كاسلغار”
  • Asturian: “Castlegar”
  • Bengali: “কাস্টলেগার ব্রিটিশ কলম্বিয়া”
  • Catalan: “Castlegar”
  • Cebuano: “Castlegar”
  • Chinese: “卡斯尔加”
  • Chinese: “卡斯爾加”
  • Czech: “Castlegar”
  • Danish: “Castlegar”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Castlegar, Britanya”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Castlegar, Kolombiyay Britanya”
  • Dutch: “Castlegar, British Columbia”
  • Dutch: “Castlegar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاستليجار”
  • Esperanto: “Castlegar”
  • Finnish: “Castlegar”
  • French: “Castlegar”
  • German: “Castlegar”
  • Greek: “Κάστλγκαρ”
  • Gujarati: “કાસ્ટલેગર, બ્રિટીશ કોલમ્બિયા”
  • Hindi: “कस्ट्लेगर”
  • Indonesian: “Castlegar, British Columbia”
  • Italian: “Castlegar”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルガー”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾಸೆಲ್ಗರ್, ಬ್ರಿಟಿಶ್ ಕೊಲಮ್ಬಿಯ”
  • Korean: “캐슬가”
  • Kurdish: “Castlegar”
  • Latvian: “Kastlgara, Britu Kolumbija”
  • Lithuanian: “Keslgaras”
  • Malay: “Castlegar, British Columbia”
  • Marathi: “कॅस्ट्लेगर, ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castlegar, Britisk Colombia”
  • Persian: “کسلگر، بریتیش کلمبیا”
  • Persian: “کسلگر”
  • Polish: “Castlegar”
  • Portuguese: “Castlegar”
  • Russian: “Каслгар”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Castlegar”
  • Serbian: “Каслгар”
  • Sinhala: “කාස්ල්ගර්, බ්‍රිටිෂ් කොලොම්බියාව”
  • Slovak: “Castlegar”
  • Spanish: “Castlegar”
  • Swedish: “Castlegar”
  • Tamil: “காசிலேஜ்ர், பிரிட்டிஷ் கொலம்பியா”
  • Telugu: “కాస్ట్లేగర్”
  • Thai: “คาสเซิลการ์, รัฐบริติชโคลัมเบีย”
  • Turkish: “Castlegar”
  • Ukrainian: “Каслгар”
  • Urdu: “کیسلگر، برٹش کولمبیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Castlegar”
  • Volapük: “Castlegar”

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