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Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria
City
The City of Victoria
Clockwise from top left: The Inner Victoria Harbour, Statue of Queen Victoria, the Fisgard Lighthouse, Neo-Baroque architecture of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, The Empress Hotel, and The Christ Church Cathedral.
Clockwise from top left: The Inner Victoria Harbour, Statue of Queen Victoria, the Fisgard Lighthouse, Neo-Baroque architecture of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, The Empress Hotel, and The Christ Church Cathedral.
Flag of Victoria
Flag
Coat of arms of Victoria
Coat of arms

Nickname(s): "The Garden City", "City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads"

Motto: "Forever free"
Victoria is located in Canada
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria is located in British Columbia
Victoria
Victoria
Location of Victoria in Canada
Coordinates: 48°25′43″N 123°21′56″W / 48.42861°N 123.36556°W / 48.42861; -123.36556
Country  Canada
Province  British Columbia
Regional District Capital
Historic colonies C. of Vancouver Island (1848-66)
C. of British Columbia (1866–71)
Incorporated 2 August 1862
Government
 • Type Elected city council
 • Mayor Lisa Helps
(List of mayors)
 • Governing body Victoria City Council
 • MP Murray Rankin (NDP)
 • MLAs Carole James (BC NDP), Rob Fleming (BC NDP), Maurine Karagianis (BC NDP)
Area
 • City 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
 • Metro 696.15 km2 (268.79 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2016)
 • City 85,792 (66th)
 • Density 4,405.8/km2 (11,411/sq mi)
 • Metro 367,770 (15th)
 • Metro density 528.3/km2 (1,368/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Victorian
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Postal code span V0S, V8N-V8Z, V9A-V9E
Area code(s) 250, 778, and 236
NTS Map 092B06
GNBC Code JBOBQ
Website victoria.ca
Victoria
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