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Surrey, BC

Surrey
City
City of Surrey
Surrey, BC City Hall (2014b).jpg
Cresbeach-groyne.jpg Peacearch-canadaside.jpg
City of Surrey Museum 2010a.jpg Newton Town Ctr 72 Avenue.jpg
From top left: Surrey City Hall, Crescent Beach, Peace Arch, Surrey Museum, Newton Town Centre
Flag of Surrey
Flag
Coat of arms of Surrey
Coat of arms
Official logo of Surrey
Logo
Nickname(s): City of Parks
Motto: "The future lives here"
Location of Surrey
Location of Surrey
Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W / 49.19000°N 122.84889°W / 49.19000; -122.84889Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W / 49.19000°N 122.84889°W / 49.19000; -122.84889
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional District Metro Vancouver
Incorporation 1879 (municipality status)
  1993 (city status)
Government
 • Mayor Linda Hepner
 • City Council
 • MLAs
 • MPs
 • School Trustees
Area
 • Total 316.41 km2 (122.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation 134 m (440 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 517,887
 • Rank 12th
 • Density 1,636.8/km2 (4,239/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Surreyite
Time zone PST (UTC-08)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-07)
Postal code span V3R–V3X, V3Z, V4A, V4N, V4P
Area code(s) 604, 778, 236
Highways
BC 1
BC 1A
BC 15
BC 17
BC 99
Website surrey.ca

Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's third largest city by area, after Abbotsford and Prince George, and the second-largest city by population after the city of Vancouver.

The six "town centres" the City of Surrey comprises are: Fleetwood, Whalley/City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey.

Surrey became incorporated in 1879, and encompasses land formerly occupied by a number of Halqemeylem-speaking aboriginal groups. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from New Westminster and saw a land reminiscent of his native County of Surrey in England, the settlement of Surrey was placed on the map. The area then comprised forests of douglas-fir, fir, red cedar, hemlock, blackberry bushes, and cranberry bogs. A portion of present-day Whalley (named after Harry Whalley, who owned and operated a gas bar at the bend in King George Blvd, (formerly King George Highway) at 108 Avenue, "Whalley's Corner") was used as a burial ground by the Kwantlen (or Qw’ontl’en) Nation.


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