List of cities in British Columbia
A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.
British Columbia has 51 cities that had a cumulative population of 3,033,046 and an average population of 59,471 in the 2011 Census. British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively. The largest city by land area is Abbotsford, which spans 375.55 km2 (145.00 sq mi), while the smallest is Duncan, at 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi).
The first community to incorporate as a city was New Westminster on July 16, 1860, while the most recent community to incorporate as a city was West Kelowna, which was redesignated from a district municipality to a city on June 26, 2015.
Notes:
Sandon held city status between 1898 and 1920.Phoenix held city status between 1900 and 1919.
As of the 2011 Census, seven towns – Comox, Creston, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Smithers and View Royal – meet the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city. Also, 19 district municipalities meet the minimum population requirements to incorporate as a city.
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