Tri-Cities (British Columbia)
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The Tri-Cities is an informal term used to describe three adjacent suburbs in the north-east sector of the Vancouver, British Columbia metropolitan area. Listed in descending order of population, the three municipalities are:
The nearby villages of Anmore and Belcarra are also considered to be a part of the Tri-Cities. Combined, these five communities have an estimated (2005) population of approximately 200,000 residents.
Other terms
Local residents also refer to the Tri-Cities as "District 43", after the public school district that serves this area. This is to avoid confusion with the cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick in south-eastern Washington state, which are also known as the "Tri-Cities". The three Canadian city names are also sometimes conflated into "PoCoMo", especially since there is also a Como Lake in Coquitlam.| Municipalities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District |
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| Population over 100,000: Burnaby | Coquitlam | Delta | Richmond | Surrey | Vancouver |
| Population over 50,000: Langley Township | Maple Ridge | New Westminster | North Vancouver District | Port Coquitlam |
| Population under 50,000: Anmore | Belcarra | Bowen Island | Langley City | Lions Bay | North Vancouver City | Pitt Meadows | Port Moody | West Vancouver | White Rock |
| Unincorporated areas: Barnston Island | Passage Island | Bowyer Island | University Endowment Lands |
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| British Columbia |
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| Regional Districts | Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola |
| Communities over 100,000 | Abbotsford - Burnaby - Coquitlam - Delta - Kelowna - Richmond - Saanich - Surrey - Vancouver |
| 70,000-100,000 | Chilliwack - Kamloops - Langley Township - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - District of North Vancouver - Prince George - Victoria |
| Other major communities | Campbell River - Cranbrook - Fort St. John - Mission - New Westminster - City of North Vancouver - Penticton - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody - Vernon |
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