Quesnel, British Columbia
Quesnel | |
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| City of Quesnel | |
Aerial view of Quesnel in 2009 | |
| Motto: "It's in our nature" | |
Location of Quesnel in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′47″N 122°29′37″W / 52.97972°N 122.49361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | North Cariboo |
| Regional district | Cariboo Regional District |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Incorporated as village | 1928 |
| Incorporated as town | 1958 |
| Incorporated as city | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Paull |
| • Governing body | Quesnel City Council |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 21,708.62 km2 (8,381.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 9,889 |
| • Density | 279.8/km2 (725/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 12,110 |
| • Population centre density | 480.0/km2 (1,243/sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 23,113 |
| • Census agglomeration density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Highway 97 Highway 26 |
| Waterways | Fraser River, Quesnel River |
| Website | quesnel |
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Quesnel (/kwəˈnɛl/) is a city in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Quesnel is located at the confluence of the Fraser River and Quesnel River. As of 2021, Quesnel's metropolitan area (census agglomeration) had a population of 23,113 making it one of the largest urban centres between Prince George and Kamloops.
Quesnel is a sister city to Shiraoi, Japan. Quesnel hosted the 2000 BC Winter Games, a biennial provincial amateur sports competition. To the east of Quesnel is Wells, Barkerville, and Bowron Lake Provincial Park, a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains.