Capital Regional District

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a local government administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRD is one of several regional districts in British Columbia and had an official population of 415,451 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

This article is about the regional district government encompassing the agglomeration of municipalities and rural areas around Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. For the region itself, see Greater Victoria, British Columbia. For the general concept, see capital region. For others, see Capital districts and territories. For other uses, see Capital region (disambiguation) and Capital District (disambiguation).
Capital
Regional district
Capital Regional District
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Nickname: 
CRD
Motto: 
Making a difference...together
Victoria
Saanich
Sidney
North Saanich
Sooke
Salt Spring Island
Major communities
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Incorporated1966
Administrative office locationVictoria
Government
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairColin Plant (Saanich)
 • Vice chairMaja Tait (Sooke)
 • Electoral areas
  • Juan de Fuca
  • Salt Spring Island
  • Southern Gulf Islands
Area
 • Total2,340.49 km2 (903.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total415,451
 • Density177.7/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code250 / 778 / 236
Websitewww.crd.bc.ca

The CRD encompasses the thirteen municipalities of Greater Victoria and three unincorporated areas: Juan de Fuca Electoral Area on Vancouver Island, Salt Spring Island Electoral Area, and Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area. The CRD also acts as the local government for most purposes in the Electoral Areas. CRD headquarters is in the City of Victoria, although there are many office and operational facilities throughout the region. The total land area is 2,341.11 km2 (903.91 sq mi).

The CRD was formed in 1966 as a federation of seven municipalities and five electoral areas to provide coordination of regional issues and local government in rural areas in the Greater Victoria region.

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