Back سانيتش (كولومبيا البريطانية) Arabic Сааніх BE-X-OLD Saanich CEB Saanich (British Columbia) German Σάανιτς (Βρετανική Κολομβία) Greek Saanich Esperanto سانیچ (بریتیش کلمبیا) Persian Saanich Finnish Saanich French Saanich (Columbia Britannica) Italian
Saanich | |
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District municipality | |
| The Corporation of the District of Saanich[1] | |
 Aerial view of Saanich and Cadboro Bay | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Saanich Location of Saanich within the Capital Regional District | |
  Saanich Location of Saanich within British Columbia  Saanich Saanich (British Columbia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′02″N 123°22′52″W / 48.484°N 123.381°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Incorporated | 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dean Murdock |
| • Governing body | Saanich District Council |
| • MP | List of MPs |
| • MLA | List of MLAs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.78 km2 (40.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 103.59 km2 (40.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 117,735 (49th) |
| • Density | 1,136.6/km2 (2,944/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | V8N-V8Z |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236 |
| Website | www |
Saanich (/ˈsænɪtʃ/ SAN-itch) is a district municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and Vancouver Island, and the eighth-most populous in the province.[2] The district adopted its name after the Saanich First Nation, meaning "emerging land" or "emerging people".[3] The district acts as a bedroom community immediately to the north of Victoria, British Columbia.
With an area of 103.44 square kilometres (39.94 sq mi), it is the largest municipality in Greater Victoria. The municipality contains a wide variety of rural and urban landscapes and neighbourhoods stretching north to the Saanich Peninsula. Saanich is home to part of the University of Victoria which is bisected by the neighbouring district municipality of Oak Bay and to both campuses of Camosun College. The municipality's topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings. Elevations range from sea level to 229 metres (751 ft). The physical setting is greatly influenced by water. There are 8.1749 square kilometres (3.1563 sq mi) of freshwater lakes and 29.61 kilometres (18.40 mi) of marine shoreline.
- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Saanich, District municipality (DM) [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Elliott, John. "SENĆOŦEN Community Portal". www.firstvoices.ca. Retrieved April 10, 2018.