Sooke
District municipality in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in British Columbia, Canada. For the First Nations band, see T'Sou-ke Nation.
Sooke (/suːk/) is a district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, 38 kilometres (24 mi) by road from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Sooke, the westernmost of Greater Victoria's Western Communities, is to the north and west of the Sooke Basin. It is a regional centre for residents in neighbouring communities, including Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River.
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Sooke | |
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District of Sooke[1] | |
Coordinates: 48°22′34″N 123°44′16″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Capital |
Incorporated | December 7, 1999 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maja Tait |
• Councillors | Jeff Bateman, Al Beddows, Dana Lajeunesse, Megan McMath, Kevin Pearson, Tony St-Pierre. |
Area | |
• Total | 56.62 km2 (21.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,086 |
• Density | 229.6/km2 (595/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Highways | 14 |
Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
Website | sooke |
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