Surrey, British Columbia
second largest city in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of Metro Vancouver, which is next to the cities of; Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam to the north, Pitt Meadows to the north east, Langley to the east, New Westminster to the north west, White Rock to the south, and Delta to the west. Surrey is also next to Blaine, Washington, USA to the south.
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Surrey | |
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City of Surrey | |
From top left: Surrey City Hall, Crescent Beach, Peace Arch, Surrey Museum, Newton Town Centre | |
Nickname: City of Parks | |
Motto: "The future lives here" | |
Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
Incorporation | 1879 (municipality status) |
1993 (city status) | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Doug McCallum |
• City Council | |
• MLAs | |
• MPs | List of MPs
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• School trustees | List of trustees
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Area | |
• Total | 316.41 km2 (122.17 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 517,887 |
• Rank | 12th |
• Density | 1,636.8/km2 (4,239/sq mi) |
Demonym | Surreyite[4] |
Time zone | UTC-08 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-07 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | V3R–V3X, V3Z–V4A, V4N–V4P |
Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236 |
Highways Hwy 1 (TCH) | Hwy 1A Hwy 15 Hwy 17 Hwy 99 |
Website | surrey |
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Surrey has six town centres: Whalley, Newton, Guildford, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, and South Surrey.
The mayor of Surrey is Linda Hepner.