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Coquitlam

This article is about Coquitlam, British Columbia. For other uses, see Coquitlam (disambiguation).

Coquitlam
City
City of Coquitlam
Coquitlam Town Centre
Coquitlam Town Centre
Flag of Coquitlam
Flag
Coat of arms of Coquitlam
Coat of arms
Official logo of Coquitlam
Logo
Motto: 
The Spirit of the Rivers is the Strength of the People[1]
Location of Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
Location of Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 122°47′31″W / 49.28389°N 122.79194°W / 49.28389; -122.79194
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
First settled7000 BCE
Incorporated as a district municipalityJuly 25, 1891[2]
AmalgamatedOctober 7, 1971[2]
Incorporated as a cityJune 18, 1992[2]
SeatCoquitlam City Hall
Government
[3]
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • BodyCoquitlam City Council
 • MayorRichard Stewart
 • City Council
List of councillors
 • MPs (fed.)
List of MPs
 • MLAs (prov.)
List of MLAs
Area
[4][5]
 • Total
152.5 km2 (58.9 sq mi)
 • Land122.15 km2 (47.16 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
148,625
 • Estimate 
(2023)[6]
168,250
 • Rank34th in Canada
6th in British Columbia
5th in Metro Vancouver
 • Density1,216.7/km2 (3,151/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V3E, V3J – V3K
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
Websitewww.coquitlam.ca

Coquitlam (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ koh-KWIT-ləm)[7] is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021,[4] and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The mayor is Richard Stewart.[3]

Simon Fraser explored the region in 1808, encountering the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples. Europeans started settling in the 1860s. Fraser Mills, a lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River was constructed in 1889, and by 1908 there were 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall, and a Sikh temple.

  1. ^ "About Our Local Government". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Coquitlam's Changing Boundaries | Coquitlam, BC". www.coquitlam.ca. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Mayor Richard Stewart". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference soupland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.). Toronto: The Canadian Press. 2017.
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