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A member municipality of Metro Vancouver, it is British Columbia's third-largest city by population (after Vancouver and Surrey), and is the seat of Metro Vancouver's regional district government. 25% of Burnaby's land is designated as parks and open spaces, one of the highest in North America.
British Columbia is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean and the American state of Alaska, to the north by Yukon and the Northwest Territories, to the east by the province of Alberta, and to the south by the American states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
Get to know Burnaby—read fun facts, learn our history and more. Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of Metro Vancouver, it’s the third-largest city in the province with over 249,000 residents.
Jun 20, 2024 · Burnaby, district municipality forming an eastern suburb of metropolitan Vancouver, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies between the Burrard Inlet and the North Arm of the Fraser River and borders on Port Moody (northeast) and New Westminster (southeast).
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Burnaby, British Columbia. Burnaby. From a Canadian settlement name: This is a redirect from an article title related to a Canadian settlement. This title has been redirected in accordance with the article naming conventions for Canada -related articles in the Manual of Style.
Nov 7, 2022 · Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, with a population of about 250,000 people (according to the 2021 census). It is located in the center of the Burrard Peninsula and is adjacent to the city of Vancouver to the west.
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Apr 20, 2017 · Burnaby, today a city of gleaming skyscrapers, was first settled in the 1850s. Learn more about the city's transition from rural to urban.
