Tofino

Tofino, population 2,500 in 2021, is a former logging and fishing village that has become a center for ecotourism and activities such as whale watching, surfing, and camping.
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  • Type: Town with 2,520 residents
  • Description: district municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Tofino, BC” and “Tofino, British Columbia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome and Tofino Branch.

Aerodrome
Photo: Arsenikk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Tofino Harbour adjacent to Tofino, , Canada.

Library
Photo: Kevmoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a library.

Beach
Photo: Kevmoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tofino

Latitude
49.1528° or 49° 9′ 10″ north
Longitude
-125.9048° or 125° 54′ 17″ west
Population
2,520
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
IATA airport code
YAZ
United Nations Location Code
CA YAZ
Open location code
84XP533W+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33541039
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6354950
Wiki­data ID
Q462564
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Satellite Map

Discover Tofino from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Tofino” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Tofino”
  • Catalan: “Tofino”
  • Cebuano: “Tofino”
  • Chinese: “吐芬奴”
  • Czech: “Tofino”
  • Dutch: “Tofino”
  • French: “Tofino”
  • German: “Tofino”
  • Greek: “Τοφίνο”
  • Italian: “Tofino”
  • Japanese: “トッフィーノ”
  • Japanese: “トフィーノ”
  • Macedonian: “тофино”
  • Persian: “توفینو، بریتیش کلمبیا”
  • Persian: “توفینو”
  • Polish: “Tofino”
  • Portuguese: “Tofino”
  • Russian: “Тофино”
  • Slovak: “Tofino”
  • Spanish: “Tofino (Columbia Británica)”
  • Spanish: “Tofino”
  • Swedish: “Tofino”
  • Ukrainian: “Тофіно”
  • Urdu: “ٹوفینو”
  • Welsh: “Tofino”
  • “Tofino”

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