Chinatown
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: oldest Chinatown in Canada located in Victoria, British Columbia
- Also known as: “Chinatown, Victoria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gate of Harmonious Interest and George Joe Building.
Gate of Harmonious Interest
Work of art
The Gate of Harmonious Interest is a gate and cultural landmark located in Chinatown, Victoria, British Columbia. It spans Fisgard Street, west of Government Street.
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Building
Building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Building is an historic building in Chinatown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Esquimalt.
Victoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of Chinatown.
Oak Bay
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada. Oak Bay is situated 3½ km east of Chinatown.
Chinatown
- Categories: Chinatown and locality
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.42938° or 48° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
-123.36707° or 123° 22′ 2″ westOpen location code
84WRCJHM+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9170045649OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5100158
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Chinatown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維多利亞唐人街”
- French: “quartier chinois de Victoria”
- French: “Quartier chinois de Victoria”
- Malay: “Pekan Cina, Victoria”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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