Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A
Regional district electoral area in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia. It includes several unincorporated areas: the University Endowment Lands and the University of British Columbia, west of the City of Vancouver; Bowyer, Passage, and Barnston Islands; the west side of Pitt Lake; the northern portion of Indian Arm; and a large area to the north of the North Shore that is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated except for certain subdivisions between Horseshoe Bay and the Village of Lions Bay.
Electoral Area A | |
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Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
Regional district office | Metrotower III[1] |
Government | |
• Director | Jen McCutcheon |
Area | |
• Land | 815.21 km2 (314.75 sq mi) |
• Urban | 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
• Rural | 800.72 km2 (309.16 sq mi) |
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Population (2021)[3] | |
• Regional district electoral area | 18,612 |
• Density | 22.8/km2 (59/sq mi) |
• Urban | 18,296 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Rural | 316 |
• Rural density | 0.39/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
The Electoral Area is represented by a director on the board of the regional district. This is an elected position, with a four-year term. The current director is Jen McCutcheon.[2]