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Greater Vancouver

metropolitan area in British Columbia, Canada
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Greater Vancouver

Summary

Greater Vancouver is a metropolitan area[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater Vancouver is located in British Columbia[3].
  • Greater Vancouver is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Greater Vancouver's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[5].
  • Greater Vancouver's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.2494, 'lon': -122.98}[6].
  • Greater Vancouver's official website is recorded as http://www.metrovancouver.org/[7].
  • Greater Vancouver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greater Vancouver[8].
  • Greater Vancouver's different from is recorded as Metro Vancouver Regional District[9].
  • Greater Vancouver sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+60'}[10].
  • Greater Vancouver covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2700'}[11].

Body

Geography

Greater Vancouver is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in British Columbia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Greater Vancouver covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2700'}[11]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+60'}[10].

Designation and Status

Greater Vancouver's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[5].

Why It Matters

Greater Vancouver ranks in the top 7% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
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    Topic's main category → Category:Greater Vancouver
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    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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