Nanaimo, British Columbia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Vancouver. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the east of Nanaimo and has a population of 514,008 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Surrey. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the east of Nanaimo and has a population of 304,477 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
	Burnaby	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	202,799	4.56% increase
	Delta	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	96,723	0.23% decrease
	Ladysmith	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	7,538	10.67% increase
	New Westminister	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	58,549	7.12% increase
	North Saanich	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	10,823	3.71% increase
	North Vancouver	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	45,165	2.43% increase
	Parksville	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	10,993	6.49% increase
	Port Alberni	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,548	1.13% decrease
	Port Moody	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	27,512	15.52% increase
	Qualicum Beach	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,502	8.32% increase
	Richmond	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	174,461	6.16% increase
	Sechelt	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,454	8.73% increase
	Sidney	SE	41 mi [66 km]	11,315	3.53% increase
	West Vancouver	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	42,131	1.71% increase
	White Rock	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	18,755	2.77% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
	Cassidy	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Cedar	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Departure Bay	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	East Wellington	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Extension	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Gabriola	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Harmac	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Lantzville	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,661	0.22% increase
	Nanaimo River 2	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	21	5% increase
	Nanaimo River 3	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	50	51.52% increase
	Nanaimo River 4	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	208	31.65% increase
	Nanoose Bay	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Saltair	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	South Wellington	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Wellington	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Nanaimo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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