Esquimalt
Esquimalt | |
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| Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt | |
View of Esquimalt from the Highrock Cairn | |
Location of Esquimalt within the Capital Regional District | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 123°24′21″W / 48.432276°N 123.405844°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Incorporated | 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Barb Desjardins |
| • City Council | Esquimalt Municipal Council |
| • MP | Stephanie McLean (LPC) |
| • MLA | Darlene Rotchford (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 17,533 |
| • Density | 2,476.7/km2 (6,415/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Highways | 1A |
| Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Website | www |
The Township of Esquimalt (/ɪˈskwaɪmɔːlt/) is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A Indian reserve and the town of View Royal, and to the north by a narrow inlet of water called the Gorge, across which is the district municipality of Saanich. It is almost tangential to Esquimalt 1 Indian Reserve near Admirals Road. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria and part of the Capital Regional District.
Esquimalt had a population of 17,533 in 2021. It covers 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi). It is home to the Pacific fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy.