Coquitlam
Coquitlam | |
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| City of Coquitlam | |
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| Motto: The Spirit of the Rivers is the Strength of the People | |
Location of Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 122°47′31″W / 49.28389°N 122.79194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| First settled | 7000 BCE |
| Incorporated as a district municipality | July 25, 1891 |
| Amalgamated | October 7, 1971 |
| Incorporated as a city | June 18, 1992 |
| Seat | Coquitlam City Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Coquitlam City Council |
| • Mayor | Richard Stewart |
| • City Council | List of councillors |
| • MPs (fed.) | List of MPs |
| • MLAs (prov.) | List of MLAs |
| Area | |
• Total | 152.5 km2 (58.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.15 km2 (47.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 148,625 |
• Estimate (2024) | 174,248 |
| • Rank | 34th in Canada 6th in British Columbia 5th in Metro Vancouver |
| • Density | 1,216.7/km2 (3,151/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | www |
Coquitlam (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ ⓘ koh-KWIT-ləm) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with an estimated population of 174,248 in 2024, and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The mayor is Richard Stewart.
Simon Fraser explored the region in 1808, encountering the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples. Europeans started settling in the 1860s. Fraser Mills, a lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River was constructed in 1889, and by 1908 there were 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall, and a Sikh temple.