Port Coquitlam
| Port Coquitlam | |||
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| The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam | |||
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| Nickname(s): "PoCo" | |||
| Motto: "Working Together For The Future" | |||
 Location of Port Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver |
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| Coordinates: 49°15′45″N 122°46′52″W / 49.26250°N 122.78111°WCoordinates: 49°15′45″N 122°46′52″W / 49.26250°N 122.78111°W | |||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Regional District | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Incorporated | 1913 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Greg Moore | ||
| • Governing Body | Port Coquitlam City Council | ||
| • Councillors | Mike Forrest Laura Dupont Darrell Penner Glenn Pollock Dean Washington Brad West |
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| • MP | Ron McKinnon (Liberal) | ||
| • MLA | Mike Farnworth (New Democrat) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 55,958 | ||
| • Density | 1,918.3/km2 (4,968/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) | ||
| Postal code span | V3B, V3C, V3E | ||
| Area code(s) | 604, 778 | ||
| Website | City of Port Coquitlam | ||
Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it sits at the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, and the city of Pitt Meadows lies across the Pitt River. Port Coquitlam is almost entirely bisected by Lougheed Highway. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "PoCo." It is Canada's 88th largest city by population.
Port Coquitlam is not to be confused with the adjacent and larger Coquitlam.
The area was first inhabited by the Coast Salish people, including the Kwikwetl'em people. The first European settlers began farming beside the Pitt River in 1859. A major impetus to the creation of a municipality was when the Canadian Pacific Railway moved its freight terminus from Vancouver to "Westminster Junction", where a spur line branched off to the Fraser River port of New Westminster in 1911. Port Coquitlam was first incorporated as a municipality on March 7, 1913. Port Coquitlam was originally mostly farmland; however, because of the densification and expansion of Vancouver, it has now become mostly suburban housing, especially in the northern and southwestern areas of the city. The economy has diversified with a variety of industrial and commercial developments, including metal fabrication, high technology industries, and transportation.
In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Port Coquitlam had a population of 56,342 living in 20,651 of its 21,533 total dwellings, a 6.9% change from its 2006 population of 52,687. Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 55,958 living in 20,461 of its 21,327 total dwellings, a 6.2% change from 2006. With a land area of 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,918.3/km2 (4,968.5/sq mi) in 2011.
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