Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam | |
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| City of Port Coquitlam | |
Railway yard in Port Coquitlam | |
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| Nickname: "PoCo" | |
| Motto: "Working Together For The Future" | |
Location of Port Coquitlam in Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′45″N 122°46′52″W / 49.26250°N 122.78111°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Port Coquitlam City Council |
| • Mayor | Brad West |
| • Councillors | Steve Darling Paige Petriw Darrell Penner Glenn Pollock Dean Washington Nancy McCurrach |
| • MP | Ron McKinnon (Liberal) |
| • MLA | Mike Farnworth (BC NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 29.16 km2 (11.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 61,498 |
• Estimate (2023) | 67,151 |
| • Rank | 93rd in Canada |
| • Density | 2,108.7/km2 (5,462/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (PT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | portcoquitlam |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Port Coquitlam (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ koh-KWIT-ləm) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it to the north and west. Pitt Meadows lies across the Pitt River from it. Port Coquitlam is bisected by Lougheed Highway and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "PoCo". It is Canada's 93rd-largest municipality by population.