South Vancouver

Vancouver South covers the southern portion of . It is mostly residential and has some of the city's older and more prestigious neighbourhoods. The area is best known for its gardens and parks, such as VanDusen Gardens.
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Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mitchell Island and J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School.

Island
Photo: Mathew5000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the North Arm of the in , , located between the cities of and . It is crossed by the Knight Street Bridge, which is one of the main bridges between the City of Vancouver and Richmond.

School
J.W. Sexsmith Community Elementary is a public elementary school in , part of School District 39 Vancouver.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunset and Victoria–Fraserview.

Suburb
is one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in , . It is located in the south-east quadrant of the city. Surrounding the multicultural Fraser Street district, is bordered by both the Marpole and neighbourhoods to the west, and the Victoria-Fraserview neighbourhood to the east.

Suburb
is a in the City of , set on the south slope of the rise that runs north from the and encompassing a large area of residential and commercial development.

Neighborhood
The Punjabi Market, also known as , is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in , . Officially recognized by the city as being primarily a major South Asian, Indo-Canadian and Punjabi population business community and cultural area, the Punjabi District is roughly a six block section of Main Street around 49th Avenue in the Sunset neighbourhood.

South Vancouver

Latitude
49.213° or 49° 12′ 47″ north
Longitude
-123.086° or 123° 5′ 10″ west
Open location code
84XR6W77+5J
Wiki­data ID
Q14238152
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Satellite Map

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

“South Vancouver” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “ונקובר/דרום העיר”

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