Victoria, BC
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| 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.
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Nickname(s): "The Garden City", "City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads" |
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| Motto: "Forever free" | |||
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Victoria
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| Coordinates: 48°25′43″N 123°21′56″W / 48.42861°N 123.36556°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Regional District | Capital | ||
| Historic colonies |
 C. of Vancouver Island (1848-66) C. of British Columbia (1866–71)
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| Incorporated | 2 August 1862 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Elected city council | ||
| • Mayor |
Lisa Helps (List of mayors) |
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| • 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 (2011) | |||
| • City |
80,032 (67th) |
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| • Density | 4,109.4/km2 (10,643/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 344,630 (15th) | ||
| • Metro density | 495/km2 (1,280/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 | ||
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