Ucluelet
District municipality on the west coast of Vancouver Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ucluelet (/juːˈkluːlɪt/ ⓘ; colloquially known as Ukee) is a district municipality on the Ucluelet Peninsula, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Ucluelet comes from Yuułuʔił which means "people of the safe harbour" in the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth language and is the homeland of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ. As of 2021, its population was 2,066, a 20.3% increase from 1,717 in 2016.[2]
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Ucluelet | |
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District of Ucluelet[1] | |
Nickname: Ukee | |
Coordinates: 48°56′34″N 125°32′46″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Vancouver Island |
Regional district | Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District |
Incorporated | 1952 |
Government | |
• Type | District of Ucluelet |
• Mayor | Marilyn McEwen |
Area | |
• Total | 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,717 |
• Density | 264.5/km2 (685/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
Postal code span | V0R 3A0 |
Area code | 250 |
Highways | 4 |
Waterways | Barkley Sound |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | ucluelet |
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