Map of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver is a city in British Columbia, Canada, with a population of about 662,248. It lies at 49.2497°N, 123.1193°W. Vancouver is about 3,540 km (2,200 mi) northwest of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is North Vancouver, 8 km to the northeast.

Vancouver at a glance

Where is Vancouver?

• The 8th largest city in Canada by recorded population.
• The largest city in British Columbia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 11 min on the shortest day to 16 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Vancouver

• North Vancouver — 8 km northeast
• Richmond — 9 km south
• Burnaby — 12 km east
• West Vancouver — 13 km north
• New Westminster — 16 km east
• Delta — 19 km southeast
• Coquitlam — 25 km east
• Port Coquitlam — 25 km east
• Surrey — 27 km southeast
• Langley — 37 km southeast

Largest cities in British Columbia

• Surrey — 568,322
• Victoria — 289,625
• Burnaby — 249,125
• Richmond — 209,937
• Coquitlam — 148,625
• Kelowna — 144,576
• Abbotsford — 141,397
• Langley — 132,603
• Kamloops — 104,460
• Delta — 101,668

Largest cities in Canada

• Toronto — 2,794,356
• Montréal — 1,762,949
• Calgary — 1,306,784
• Ottawa — 1,017,449
• Edmonton — 1,010,899
• Winnipeg — 749,607
• Mississauga — 717,961
• Brampton — 656,480
• Hamilton — 569,353
• Surrey — 568,322

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Other places named Vancouver

• Vancouver — Washington, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.