Abbotsford, British Columbia
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| City of Abbotsford | |||
Downtown Abbotsford and Central Business District
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| Nickname(s): "Abby", City in the Country, Raspberry Capital of Canada | |||
| Motto: "Unus Cum Viribus Duorum" (Latin) "One with the strength of two" |
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| Coordinates: 49°3′N 122°19′W / 49.050°N 122.317°WCoordinates: 49°3′N 122°19′W / 49.050°N 122.317°W | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | British Columbia | ||
| Region | Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland | ||
| Regional district | Fraser Valley | ||
| Established | 1892 | ||
| Incorporated | 1945 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Henry Braun | ||
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Ed Fast (Conservative) Jati Sidhu (Liberal) |
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| Area | |||
| • City | 375.55 km2 (145.00 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 38 m (124 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • City | 141,397 | ||
| • Density | 376.5/km2 (975/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 180,518 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Abbotsfordian | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| Postal code | V2S–V2T, V3G, V4X | ||
| Area code(s) | 604, 778 | ||
Highways BC 1
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 BC 1A BC 11
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| Website | www |
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Abbotsford is a city located in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. With an estimated population of 141,397 people as of the 2016 census, it is the largest municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District, the fifth-largest municipality of British Columbia, and the largest outside Greater Vancouver. The Abbotsford–Mission metropolitan area of around 170,191 inhabitants as of the 2011 census is the 23rd largest census metropolitan area in Canada. Abbotsford has the third highest proportion of visible minorities among census metropolitan areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver CMA. It has also been named by Statistics Canada as Canada’s most generous city in terms of charitable donations for nine straight years.
The community of 375.55 square kilometres (145.00 sq mi) is the largest city by area in British Columbia. It is home to the University of the Fraser Valley, Tradex and Abbotsford International Airport, which hosts the Abbotsford International Airshow.
The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border, across which is Sumas, Washington. In Canada, it is bordered by the Township of Langley to the west, the Fraser River and the District of Mission to the north, and the City of Chilliwack to the east. Much of Abbotsford enjoys views of Mount Baker (to the southeast, in Washington) and the Coast Mountains (to the north).
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