University Endowment Lands, British Columbia
| University Endowment Lands | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated area | |
 Location of University Endowment Lands within the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Greater Vancouver |
| Government | |
| • MP | Joyce Murray |
| • MLA | David Eby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Daytime population(a) | Approx. 40,000 |
| • Daytime population(a) density | 2,830.86/km2 (7,331.9/sq mi) |
| • Permanent population | 7,816 |
| • Permanent population density | 553.15/km2 (1,432.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | V6S, V6T |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778 |
| Website | University Endowment Lands |
| (a) Includes daytime UBC population | |
The University Endowment Lands (UEL) is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, surrounding the University of British Columbia. Pacific Spirit Regional Park lies within the UEL, and although geographically located within the UEL, the University of British Columbia and private housing on university land are not under the administration of the UEL. This housing, comprising 6000 residents in 2009, is administered by a partnership between the University of British Columbia and the University Neighbourhoods Association (UNA), with the UNA providing most municipal functions. The UEL is part of Metro Vancouver and sometimes considered part of Vancouver (for example, Canada Post uses Vancouver for UEL addresses). The governance arrangements for these three areas are different, however.
The UEL is administered directly by the province and landowners pay their property taxes directly to the provincial government. In a 1995 referendum, UEL residents voted against establishing a municipal governing body.
The University Endowment Lands are located immediately west of the City of Vancouver. Statistics Canada reports a total land area of 14.13 square kilometres (5.46 sq mi). About half of the UEL is made up of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, a mostly forested land that was originally set aside for development which never materialized. Located on Point Grey, the UEL also boasts tall cliffs near the water, with steep drops of approximately 70 metres (230 ft) down to the beaches below.
Because of its isolated location and the nature of the steep cliffs next to the beaches, Greater Vancouver's only nude beaches are located in the University Endowment Lands, the best known being Wreck Beach, located near the western tip of the peninsula.
Because the UEL is close to seaside cliffs and the Strait of Georgia, above-average winds are common. Most of the winds come from the Strait itself, Howe Sound and English Bay.
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