User:JimWae/Vancouver
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| Vancouver | |
Downtown Vancouver as seen from Fairview Slopes north across False Creek. |
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| Area | 114.67 km² (44.3 sq mi) |
| Metro area | 2,878.52 km² (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "," sq mi) |
| Population | 545,671 (2001 est.) |
| Pop'n rank | 8th |
| Metro pop'n | 2,132,824 (2004 est.) |
| Metro rank | 3rd |
| Pop'n density | 4,758/km² (12,323.2/sq mi) |
| Location | 49°16′ N 123°7′ W |
| Elevation | Sea level to 167 metres |
| Incorporation | 1886 |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Greater Vancouver |
| Members of Parliament | Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen |
| Members of the Legislative Assembly | Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor |
| Mayor | Sam Sullivan |
| City Manager | Judy Rogers |
| Governing Body | Vancouver City Council |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| Postal code | V5K to V6Z |
| Area Code | 604, 778 |
| Official website: City of Vancouver | |
[edit] Climate
Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; after Victoria, it is the second warmest major city in Canada during the winter. Precipitation varies from about 1,100 mm (43 inches) at Point Grey to 3,500 mm or more (137 inches) near the north shore mountains. Summer months are generally sunny and dry, with moderate temperatures. The daily maximum averages 22°C in July and August. Thunderstorms are rare, with about four to six per year. Rainfall is frequent in winter.
A wide range of plant species, including many exotics, can be found growing in Vancouver thanks to the mild climate. The increasingly popular Chinese Windmill Palm which can grow as high as 40 feet is a common sight in many areas, especially in the city's West End and beach neighbourhoods.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |||
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| Extreme Daily Maximum | °C | 15.3 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 29.3 | 23.7 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 33.3 | |
| Average Daily Maximum | °C | 6.1 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 18.7 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 13.7 | |
| Average Daily Minimum | °C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | |
| Extreme Daily Minimum | °C | -17.8 | -16.1 | -9.4 | -3.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -5.9 | -14.3 | -17.8 | -17.8 | |
| Average Precipitation | mm | 153.6 | 123.1 | 114.3 | 84.0 | 67.9 | 54.8 | 39.6 | 39.1 | 53.5 | 112.6 | 181.0 | 175.7 | 1199.0 | |
| Average Total Rainfall | mm | 139.1 | 113.8 | 111.8 | 83.5 | 67.9 | 54.8 | 39.6 | 39.1 | 53.5 | 112.5 | 178.5 | 160.6 | 1154.7 | |
| Average Total Snowfall | cm | 16.6 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 48.2 | |
| Average Sunshine | h | 60 | 85 | 134 | 182 | 231 | 229 | 295 | 268 | 199 | 124 | 64 | 56 | 1928 | |
| Data[1] is for Vancouver Airport (YVR), just south of the City of Vancouver | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Religion
About half the population is of Christian background, one of the lowest rates in the country. The vast majority of them are technically Protestant, although Vancouver, like the rest of British Columbia, has a very low rate of church attendance compared to the rest of the continent and the vast majority of the population does not practise religion seriously. [2] [3] Around 5% are Sikh, 3.7% Buddhist, 2.6% Muslim, and 1.4% Hindu. Within the growing Muslim population, there is a large contingent of Ismaili Muslims of Indian ethnicity who have settled in the area due to the hostile environment that has arisen in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
