Cowichan Valley Regional District

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Cowichan Valley
Regional district
Cowichan Valley Regional District
Cowichan Lake
Cowichan Lake
Official logo of Cowichan Valley
Logo
A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationDuncan
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairIan Morrison (F)
 • Vice chairSierra Acton (B)
 • Electoral areas
  • A - Mill Bay/Malahat
  • B - Shawnigan Lake
  • C - Cobble Hill
  • D - Cowichan Bay
  • E - Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora
  • F - Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls
  • G - Saltair/Gulf Islands
  • H - North Oyster/Diamond
  • I - Youbou/Meade Creek
Area
 • Land3,474.52 km2 (1,341.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total83,739
 • Density24.1/km2 (62/sq mi)
Websitecvrd.bc.ca

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island,[3] bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, and by the Capital Regional District to the south and east. As of the 2011 Census, the Regional District had a population of 80,332. The regional district offices are in Duncan.

Geography[]

The Cowichan Valley Regional District covers an area between the Stuart Channel and Saanich Inlet on the east coast of Vancouver Island and the southern part of the West Coast Trail, with Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley proper located in its central region. It includes the Gulf Islands of Thetis, Kuper and Valdes. The total land area is 3,473.12 km² (1,340.98 sq mi).

Communities[]

Incorporated communities[]

Indigenous Reserves[]

  • Cowichan 1
  • Cowichan 9
  • Cowichan Lake
  • Kuper Island 7

Electoral areas[]

A[]

B[]

C[]

D[]

  • Cowichan Bay

E[]

F[]

G[]

H[]

  • Diamond

I[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cowichan Valley Regional District". BC Geographical Names.

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