Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.4 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country , and the most populous in Western Canada. The city proper has more than 651,000 people, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities, and the most densely populated Canadian city of over 25,000 residents, with 5,039 people per square kilometre in 2006. The city is ethnically and linguistically diverse, with 52% for whom English is not their first language. The settlement... of Gastown grew around a 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.
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| Founded: | 1886 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Population: | 583,296 |
| Area: | 44.3 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Pacific Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Vangroovy, Vansterdam, Vancouver, BC, Canada |