Chilliwack
Chilliwack (/ˈtʃɪləwæk/ CHIL-ə-wak) is a city of about 100,000 people and 261 km2 (100 sq mi) in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about 100 km (62 mi) east of the City of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. The enumerated population is 93,203 in the city and 113,767 in the greater metropolitan area. It is the second-fastest growing metropolitan area in Canada.
Chilliwack | |
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City | |
| City of Chilliwack | |
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| Nickname: The Wack | |
| Motto(s): "Cor Viride Provinciae" (Latin) "The Green Heart of the Province" | |
Location of Chilliwack in British Columbia Chilliwack (Fraser Valley Regional District) | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′27.8″N 121°57′03.3″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Fraser Valley |
| Settled | c. 3,000 BCE |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Amalgamated | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Popove |
| • Governing body | Chilliwack City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 261.34 km2 (100.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 93,203 |
| • Density | 356.6/km2 (924/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 113,767 |
| • Metro density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | V2P - V2R, V4Z |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Hwy 1 (TCH) Hwy 9 |
| Waterways | Chilliwack River, Vedder River, Fraser River, Hope River |
| Website | www |
The city is on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Stó꞉lō Coast Salish peoples. It is estimated that at the time of the first contact with Europeans, there were as many as 40,000 people living within Stó:lō territory.
About two-thirds of city land is protected as part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, and agriculture accounts for about 30 percent of the local economy. The city is bounded on the north side by the Fraser River, on the south side by the Vedder River and Canada–United States border, and is surrounded by tall mountain peaks, such as Mount Cheam and Slesse Mountain.