Lower Mainland

Lower Mainland

49°05′00″N 122°21′00″O / 49.083333, -122.35

Les trois grandes régions de la Colombie-Britannique

Le Lower Mainland est un nom couramment donné a la région métropolitaine de Vancouver, à l'extrême sud-ouest de la Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. En 2007, 2 524 113 habitants vivaient dans cette région; 16 des 30 municipalités les plus peuplées de la province y sont situées[1].

Le lower Mainland constitue l'une des trois grandes régions de la Colombie-Britannique, les deux autres étant la Côte (The Coast) et l'Intérieur (The Interior).

Notes et références

  1. Municipal Population Estimates 2007, Province of British Columbia Statistics Canada. Consulté le 2007-12-01

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