Nanaimo
Nanaimo | |
|---|---|
| City of Nanaimo | |
Nanaimo in 2005, from the Strait of Georgia | |
| Nicknames: Hub City, The Harbour City | |
Location of Nanaimo in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′51″N 123°56′11″W / 49.16417°N 123.93639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Nanaimo Regional |
| Incorporated | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected city council |
| • Mayor | Leonard Krog |
| • Governing body | Nanaimo City Council |
| • MPs | Lisa Marie Barron (NDP) |
| • MLAs | Sheila Malcolmson (BC NDP) Doug Routley (BC NDP) Adam Walker (BC NDP) |
| Area | |
| 91.30 km2 (35.25 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,280.84 km2 (494.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 99,863 (ranked 57th) | |
| • Density | 1,104.1/km2 (2,860/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 96,415 |
| • Metro | 115,459 (ranked 35th) |
| • Metro density | 76.5/km2 (198/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nanaimoite |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | nanaimo |
Nanaimo (/nəˈnaɪmoʊ/ nə-NY-moh) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel, and to its relatively central location on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo is the headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo.
Nanaimo is served by the Island Highway along the east coast, the BC Ferries system, and its regional airport. It is also on the dormant Island Rail Corridor.