Surrey, BC

Surrey
City
City of Surrey
From top left: Surrey City Hall, Crescent Beach, Peace Arch, Surrey Museum, Newton Town Centre
Flag Coat of arms Logo
Nickname(s): City of Parks
Motto: "The future lives here"
Location of Surrey
Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W / 49.19000°N 122.84889°W / 49.19000; -122.84889Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W / 49.19000°N 122.84889°W / 49.19000; -122.84889
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional District	Metro Vancouver
Incorporation	1879 (municipality status)
	1993 (city status)
Government
• Mayor	Linda Hepner
• City Council	List of Councillors Tom Gill (Surrey First) Bruce Hayne (Surrey First) Mike Starchuk (Surrey First) Dave Woods (Independent) Mary Martin (Surrey First) Vera LeFrance (independent) Barbara Steele (Surrey First) Judy Villeneuve (Surrey First)
• MLAs	List of MLAs Harry Bains (NDP) Stephanie Cadieux (LIB) Peter Fassbender (LIB) Sue Hammell (NDP) Marvin Hunt (LIB) Gordon Hogg (LIB) Bruce Ralston (NDP) Amrik Virk (LIB)
• MPs	List of MPs John Aldag (LPC) Sukh Dhaliwal (LPC) Ken Hardie (LPC) Randeep Sarai (LPC) Dianne Watts (CPC)
• School Trustees	List of Trustees Terry Allen (Surrey First Education) Bob Holmes (Surrey First Education) Laurie Larsen (Surrey First Education) Laurae McNally (Independent - represents City of White Rock) Garry Thind (Surrey First Education) Gary Tymoschuk (Surrey First Education) Shawn Wilson (Surrey First Education)
Area
• Total	316.41 km2 (122.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	517,887
• Rank	12th
• Density	1,636.8/km2 (4,239/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Surreyite
Time zone	PST (UTC-08)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-07)
Postal code span	V3R–V3X, V3Z, V4A, V4N, V4P
Area code(s)	604, 778, 236
Highways BC 1	BC 1A BC 15 BC 17 BC 99
Website	surrey.ca

Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's third largest city by area, after Abbotsford and Prince George, and the second-largest city by population after the city of Vancouver.

The six "town centres" the City of Surrey comprises are: Fleetwood, Whalley/City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey.

Surrey became incorporated in 1879, and encompasses land formerly occupied by a number of Halqemeylem-speaking aboriginal groups. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from New Westminster and saw a land reminiscent of his native County of Surrey in England, the settlement of Surrey was placed on the map. The area then comprised forests of douglas-fir, fir, red cedar, hemlock, blackberry bushes, and cranberry bogs. A portion of present-day Whalley (named after Harry Whalley, who owned and operated a gas bar at the bend in King George Blvd, (formerly King George Highway) at 108 Avenue, "Whalley's Corner") was used as a burial ground by the Kwantlen (or Qw’ontl’en) Nation.