List of district municipalities in British Columbia

A district municipality is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a district municipality by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if the area is greater than 800 ha (2,000 acres) and has a population density of less than 5 people per hectare, and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[1]

British Columbia has 50 district municipalities[2][3][4] that had a cumulative population of 746,125 and an average population of 14,923 in the 2011 Census.[5] British Columbia's largest and smallest district municipalities are Saanich and Wells with populations of 109,752 and 245 respectively.[5]

Of British Columbia's current 50 district municipalities, the first to incorporate as a district municipality was North Cowichan on June 18, 1873, while the most recent community to incorporate as a district municipality was the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) on February 6, 2009.[2][3] Although portrayed as a regional municipality in its official name, the NRRM is actually classified as a district municipality.[3]

List

District
municipality		 Corporate
name[2]		 Regional
district[2]		 Incorporation
date[2]		 Population
(2011)[5]		 Population
(2006)[5]		 Change
(%)[5]		 Area
(km²)[5]		 Population
density[5]
Total district
municipalities		 — — — 777,017 743,030 4.6 92,425.88 8.4

Notes:

    Former district municipalities

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    3. 1 2 3
    4. ↑ "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
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