Vancouver

Summary

Vancouver is a big city^[1]. Vancouver ranks in the top 6% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,674 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vancouver is located in Metro Vancouver Regional District^[3].
• Vancouver is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Vancouver is on the body of water Fraser River^[5].
• Vancouver is on the body of water Burrard Inlet^[6].
• Vancouver is on the body of water English Bay^[7].
• Vancouver's head of government is recorded as Ken Sim^[8].
• Vancouver's video is recorded as Google Timelapse- Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia.webm^[9].
• Vancouver's image is recorded as False Creek, Vancouver (2025).jpg^[10].
• Vancouver's continent is recorded as North America^[11].
• Vancouver's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Vancouver's instance of is recorded as city in British Columbia^[13].
• Vancouver's instance of is recorded as border city^[14].
• Vancouver's instance of is recorded as municipal government^[15].
• Vancouver's official language is recorded as English^[16].
• Vancouver's flag image is recorded as Flag of Vancouver.svg^[17].
• Vancouver's shares border with is recorded as West Vancouver^[18].
• Vancouver's shares border with is recorded as Burnaby^[19].
• Vancouver's shares border with is recorded as University Endowment Lands^[20].
• Vancouver's shares border with is recorded as Richmond^[21].
• Vancouver's shares border with is recorded as North Vancouver^[22].
• Vancouver's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Vancouver.svg^[23].
• Vancouver's founder is recorded as William Cornelius Van Horne^[24].
• George Vancouver is named after Vancouver^[25].
• Vancouver's flag is recorded as flag of Vancouver^[26].
• Vancouver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokohama^[27].

Body

Founding

Vancouver's founder is recorded as William Cornelius Van Horne^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vancouver include Vancouver International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Canada^[30]; Hotel Vancouver^[31], a skyscraper^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1939^[34]; Vancouverism^[35]; Vancouver Aquarium^[36], a public aquarium^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1956^[39]; Boundary Bay Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Canada^[42]; and Vancouver Harbour Water Airport^[43], a seaplane base^[44], in Canada^[45].

Why It Matters

Vancouver ranks in the top 6% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,674 views/month).^[2] Vancouver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Vancouver is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Vancouver include Vancouver International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Canada^[30]; Hotel Vancouver^[31], a skyscraper^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1939^[34]; Vancouverism^[35]; Vancouver Aquarium^[36], a public aquarium^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1956^[39]; Boundary Bay Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Canada^[42]; and Vancouver Harbour Water Airport^[43], a seaplane base^[44], in Canada^[45].