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Victoria, British Columbia

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The coastal city of Victoria is located on the south coast of Vancouver Island (the Juan De Fuca Strait).

Victoria is 100 feet [30.48 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Victoria lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Victoria can be found in:

 AlabamaNew Brunswick
 AlbertaNew Jersey
 ArkansasNew Mexico (historic<2>)
 CaliforniaNew York
 GeorgiaNewfoundland and Labrador
 IllinoisNova Scotia
 IndianaOhio
 KansasOntario
 KentuckyPennsylvania
 LouisianaPrince Edward Island
 ManitobaSouth Dakota
 MarylandTennessee
 MichiganTexas
 MinnesotaVirginia
 MississippiWest Virginia
 Missouri 

At the time of the 2006 StatCan Census, Victoria had a population of 78,057 people<3>. This is an increase of 5.3% since the previous Census (with 74,125 people in 2001).

With 78,057 people, Victoria represented 1.9% of the total population of British Columbia, making it the province's 2nd most populous community.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2006
Population		Change
Since 2001
 Brentwood Bay   NW11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Colwood   W6 mi [9.66 km]14,6876.85% increase
 Malahat   NW11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Metchosin   SW9 mi [14.48 km]4,7951.28% decrease
 North Saanich   N15 mi [24.14 km]10,8233.71% increase
 Sidney   N15 mi [24.14 km]11,3153.53% increase
 
 
<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Victoria.

Websites for Victoria

Official Website:   www.city.victoria.bc.ca/
   
Chamber of Commerce:   www.gvcc.org/

If you know of a local history or genealogy society for Victoria, would you please send us the URL for their website? We would like to add their link to our Gazetteer. To contact us, please visit our Feedback Page.




Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Victoria. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Victoria:

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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Victoria? Please visit the Map Page for Victoria.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victoria - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Victoria, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use are estimates. Our population values come different sources and should not be considered official.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Victoria and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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