Metro Vancouver Regional District
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia. The organization was known as the Regional District of Fraser–Burrard for nearly one year upon incorporating in 1967, and as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) from 1968 to 2017.
Metro Vancouver | |
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| Metro Vancouver Regional District | |
Satellite image of Metro Vancouver | |
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Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Incorporated | 29 June 1967 |
| Name change | 13 June 1968 |
| Name change | 30 January 2017 |
| Administrative office | Burnaby |
| Electoral Areas | A |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| • Chair | George Harvie (Delta) |
| • Vice chair | John McEwen (Anmore) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 2,878.93 km2 (1,111.56 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,642,825 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 2,842,720 |
| • Rank | 2 (Canadian CD) |
| • Density | 918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 (Canadian CD) |
| Demonym | Metro Vancouverite |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 604 / 778 / 236 / 672 |
| Website | metrovancouver |
Metro Vancouver borders Whatcom County, Washington, to the south, the Fraser Valley Regional District to the east, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north, and the Nanaimo Regional District and Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west.
The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum. The regional district's most populous city is Vancouver, and Metro Vancouver's administrative offices are located in the city of Burnaby. The MVRD's boundaries match those of the Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA) as identified by Statistics Canada.