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Encyclopedia: Vancouver

Vancouver (pronounced: [vænˈkuːvɚ]) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. The city is named after Captain George Vancouver, an English explorer. The City of Vancouver has a population of 587,891^[1], while its metropolitan region, the Greater Vancouver Regional District has a population of 2,180,737 (2006 estimate)^[1]. Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area in western Canada and the third largest in the country.^[2] It has an ethnically diverse population: more than half of its residents have a first language other than English.^[3] The city is growing rapidly, and the metropolitan population is projected to reach 2.6 million by 2020.^[4] A resident of Vancouver is called a "Vancouverite".

Vancouver is located between the Strait of Georgia and the Coast Mountains. Its economy has traditionally relied on British Columbia's resource sectors: forestry, mining, fishing and agriculture. It was first settled in the 1860s as a result of immigration caused by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, and developed rapidly from a small lumber mill town into a metropolitan centre following the arrival of the transcontinental railway in 1887. The Port of Vancouver became internationally significant after the completion of the Panama Canal, which reduced freight rates in the 1920s and made it viable to ship export-bound prairie grain west through Vancouver.^[5] It has since become the busiest seaport in Canada, and exports more cargo than any other port in North America.^[6] The economy of Vancouver has diversified over time, however. Vancouver has a growing tourism industry, for example, and has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, after Los Angeles and New York City, earning it the nickname Hollywood North#Vancouver.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} More recently, Vancouver has had an expansion in high-tech industries, most notably video game design.

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How to say "Vancouver" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	溫哥華
	(Japanese)	バンクーバー (ブリティッシュコロンビア州)
	(German)	Vancouver
	(Spanish)	Vancouver
	(French)	Vancouver
	(Italian)	Vancouver

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North Vancouver, British Columbia (City)

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Hotel Vancouver

The Fairmount Hotel Vancouver (generally known as the Hotel Vancouver ) is located on West Georgia Street, in the heart of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the third hotel to�be named�"Hotel Vancouver". The second Hotel Vancouver, built in 1916, became a government building during...

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FYULABA

"Fuck You Up Like a Band Accident" - an album released in 1996 by Vancouver band SNFU...

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List of soccer clubs in Canada

A-League clubs (USA second division) Montreal Impact Toronto Lynx Edmonton Aviators Calgary Mustangs Vancouver Whitecaps...

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Parksville

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North Vancouver, British Columbia

This page refers to the District Municipality of North Vancouver, for the City please see North Vancouver, British Columbia (City) There are two cities in British Columbia named North Vancouver . To avoid confusion, one is formally called the District of North Vancouver, and the other the City of...

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Canadian Soccer League

Champions 1987 CHAMPIONSHIP: Calgary 2-1 Hamilton 1988 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver 4 -1 Hamilton 1989 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver 3-2 Hamilton 1990 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver 6-1 Hamilton 1991 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver 5-3 Toronto 1992 CHAMPIONSHIP: Winnipeg 3-1 Vancouver (2 games total goals...

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The Georgia Straight

The Georgia Straight is a weekly news and entertainment newspaper in Vancouver British Columbia , Canada . The name is a pun, as Vancouver is situated just next to the Strait of Georgia...

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Henry Collins

Henry Collins (1844-1904), merchant, was the fifth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1895 to 1896...

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Thomas Townley

Thomas Owen Townley (1862-1935) was the eighth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving one term in 1901...

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