*** Welcome to piglix ***

Coquitlam, British Columbia

Coquitlam
City
City of Coquitlam
Coquitlam Town Centre Area.jpg
Flag of Coquitlam
Flag
Official logo of Coquitlam
Logo
Location of Coquitlam within Metro Vancouver
Location of Coquitlam within Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 122°47′31″W / 49.28389°N 122.79194°W / 49.28389; -122.79194Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 122°47′31″W / 49.28389°N 122.79194°W / 49.28389; -122.79194
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Region Lower Mainland
Regional District Metro Vancouver
Incorporated 1908
Government
 • Mayor Richard Stewart
 • City Council
 • MPs (Fed.)
 • MLAs (Prov.)
Area
 • Total 122.30 km2 (47.22 sq mi)
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 139,284
 • Density 1,138.9/km2 (2,950/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Postal code span V3B to V3K
Area code(s) +1-604, +1-778
Website Coquitlam.ca

Coquitlam /kˈkwɪtləm/ (2011 census population 126,840) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Coquitlam, mainly a suburban city, is the sixth-largest city in the province and is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The current mayor of Coquitlam is Richard Stewart.

The Coast Salish people were the first to live in this area, and archaeology confirms continuous occupation of the territory for at least 9,000 years. The name Kwikwetlem is said to be derived from a Coast Salish term meaning "red fish up the river".

Explorer Simon Fraser came through the region in 1808, and in the 1860s Europeans gradually started settling the area. Coquitlam began as a "place-in-between" with the construction of North Road in the mid-19th century to provide Royal Engineers in New Westminster access to the year-round port facilities in Port Moody.

The young municipality got its first boost in 1889 when Frank Ross and James McLaren opened what would become Fraser Mills, a $350,000, then state-of-the-art lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River. The District of Coquitlam was incorporated in 1891. By 1908, a mill town of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, and pool hall had grown around the mill. A mill manager's residence was built that would later become Place des Arts.


...
Wikipedia

...