Vancouver B.C. (Canada) City Introduction for new Visitors

 

Vancouver BC        
Geographic coordinates

 

49.2827° N, 123.1207° W

 

Vancouver Airport Code

 

YVR

 

Vancouver Airport Name

 

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) serving Greater Vancouver area in British Colombia Canada
Vancouver Airport to City

Distance between Vancouver Airport to Vancouver downtown is approximately 15Km and conveniently connected by public transport.

The Canada Line is Vancouver’s new rapid transit rail link connecting YVR to downtown Vancouver in 26 minutes and to downtown Richmond in 18 minutes.

Other than taxi cabs, many hotels in Richmond area provides courtesy shuttles.

 

Vancouver Location Information

 

Vancouver is on the mainland of North America, located in the south west corner of British Columbia (Canada).
Vancouver BC is located above northwest corner of US.

Greater Vancouver area is made up of 21 municipalities that occupy a vast area on and around the Fraser River delta.
The City of Vancouver is one of 21 municipalities.

 

Vancouver Area (Metro)

 

2,878.52 square KM

 

Vancouver Population (Metro)

 

2.4 million people in Greater Vancouver area

 

Languages in Vancouver BC

 

English and French are Official Language.

Greater Vancouver area is ethnically and linguistically diverse with people speaking Panjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin & other languages