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Originally Posted by Pinion
Not from Vancouver are ya? It's bigger than Calgary and Edmonton combined.
I'm technically not in Vancouver and I'm closer to downtown than most of actual Vancouver.
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics ...
From the 2006 census:
"Greater Vancouver" population is 2,116,581
"Vancouver" population is 578,041
http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recenseme...RETR&LANG=Eng&T=306&PR=59&S=0&O=A&RPP=25
"Calgary" population is 988,193
"Edmonton" population is 730,372
http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recenseme...ng&T=306&SR=1&S=0&O=A&RPP=25&CMA=0&PR=48
"Greater Vancouver" is everything west of & including Langley, from the North Shore mountains to White Rock. Sometimes lumped together as GVRD or "Metro".
City of Vancouver population is less than either City of Calgary or City of Edmonton
"Greater Vancouver" population is larger than City of Calgary and City of Edmonton combined
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