Vancouver (/væn?ku?v?r/) is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded more than 603000 people in the city, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities.The metropolitan area, with more than 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. With 5249 people per square kilometre (13590 per sq mile), the City of Vancouver is the most densely populated of Canadian municipalities having more than 5000 residents.Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada, with 52% for whom English is not their first language. The settlement of Gastown grew to the West of the Hastings logging sawmill established in 1867, enlarging to become the townsite of Granville. With the announcement that the railhead would reach the site, it was renamed “Vancouver” and incorporated as a city in 1886. By 1887, the transcontinental railway was extended to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient, Eastern Canada, and London.As of 2009, Port Metro Vancouver is the busiest and largest port in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America.Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature tourism is one of it’s largest industry’s. Major film production studios in Vancouver and Burnaby have turned Metro Vancouver into the third-largest film …
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