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Burnaby

Burnaby
Administration
Full nameBurnaby
Official nameCity of Burnaby
Settlement typeCity
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionLower Mainland
Regional DistrictGreater Vancouver Regional District
Established1892 (municipality status)
-1992 (city status)
Government
MayorDerek Corrigan
MPsPeter Julian (NDP), Kennedy Stewart (NDP)
MLAsRaj Chouhan (NDP), Richard Lee (Liberal), Kathy Corrigan (NDP), Harry Bloy (Liberal)
Geography
Total Area38.1 sq mi (98.7 km2)
Elevation0 ft (Sea level to 370 m)
Demography
Total Population216,336 (ranked 22nd) (2007)
Density (pop.)2274/km2 (5891.2/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePacific Standard (PST) (UTC-8)
Area code604 & 778

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Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver.

It was incorporated in 1892 and achieved City status in 1992, one hundred years after incorporation. It is the seat of the Greater Vancouver Regional District's government, the board of which calls itself Metro Vancouver.


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