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Ucluelet, British Columbia

Ucluelet
District municipality
District of Ucluelet
Surfing on the beaches of Ucluelet
Surfing on the beaches of Ucluelet
Nickname(s): Ukee
Location of Ucluelet in British Columbia
Location of Ucluelet in British Columbia
Coordinates: 48°56′9″N 125°32′36″W / 48.93583°N 125.54333°W / 48.93583; -125.54333
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Region Vancouver Island
Regional district Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Incorporated 1952
Government
 • Governing body Ucluelet Council
Area
 • Total 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
 • Land 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
 • Water 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 1,717
 • Density 264.5/km2 (685/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Postal code span V0R 3A0
Area code(s) 250
Highways 4
Waterways Barkley Sound
Climate Cfb
Website Ucluelet.BC.ca

Coordinates: 48°56′6″N 125°32′31″W / 48.93500°N 125.54194°W / 48.93500; -125.54194

Ucluelet (/juːˈkllɪt/, also Ukee locally) is a district municipality (population about 1,627) on the Ucluelet Peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Ucluelet means "people of the safe harbour" in the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language.

Ucluelet is located at the western edge of Barkley Sound, 288 kilometres northwest of the British Columbia provincial capital, Victoria, on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island.

The closest city is Port Alberni approximately 100 km to the east. The District of Tofino is 40 km northwest of Ucluelet on Highway 4.

In between Tofino and Ucluelet is the Long Beach unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Barkley Sound lies southeast of Ucluelet and is a marine area that features the Broken Islands Group unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The fishing and scientific research community of Bamfield lies on its farther shore.


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