Downtown Vancouver
Neighbourhood of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It occupies most of the north shore of the False Creek inlet, which cuts into the Burrard Peninsula creating the Downtown Peninsula, where the West End neighbourhood and Stanley Park are also located.
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Downtown Vancouver | |
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Neighbourhood of Vancouver | |
Coordinates: 49°17′03″N 123°07′16″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
City | Vancouver |
Communities | List of Communities |
Area | |
• Total | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 62,030[2] |
• Density | 16,764/km2 (43,420/sq mi) |
Website | vancouver |
Along with West End, Stanley Park and the nearby Downtown Eastside, Downtown makes up Central Vancouver, one of the city's three main areas (the others being East Side and West Side).
With a disproportionately high amount of residential towers for a central business district in a geographically constrained area, Downtown Vancouver is one of the densest areas in the country.[citation needed]