| Official Name: | Burquitlam |
| Other Name: | Burquitlam Centre |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of Coquitlam |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN BC Greater Vancouver |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Burquitlam within Metro Vancouver |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lower Mainland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regional District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Metro Vancouver |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Coquitlam |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Richard Stewart |
| Leader Title1: | MP (Fed.) |
| Leader Name1: | Fin Donnelly (NDP) |
| Leader Title2: | MLA (Prov.) |
| Leader Name2: | Selina Robinson (NDP) |
| Leader Title3: | MLA (Prov.) |
| Leader Name3: | Rick Glumac (NDP) |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 14,896[1] [2] |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | −8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −7 |
| Coordinates: | 49.2611°N -122.8889°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Burquitlam is a neighbourhood and commercial district of the City of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
Its name derives from a combination of the names of the cities (then district municipalities) of Burnaby and Coquitlam in order to name a post office for this area, which is just east of the boundary of the two cities and is not used by the City of Burnaby.
A fictionalized version of Burquitlam is seen in the 1982 film Big Meat Eater.
The Planning Department of the City of Coquitlam describes Burquitlam as being north of the golf course, east of North Road, and to the south of the boundary of the City of Port Moody. Burquitlam Plaza is a shopping plaza by the intersection of Clarke Road (a northeastern continuation of the North Road arterial) and Como Lake Ave.[3]
| Ethnic groups in Burquitlam (2016) | Population | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,005 | ||||
| 4,215 | ||||
| 1,135 | ||||
| 750 | ||||
| 740 | ||||
| 460 | ||||
| 235 | ||||
| 220 | ||||
| Other | 270 | |||
| Total population | 14,896 | |||
| Languages spoken in Burquitlam (2016) | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6% | |||
| 8.8% | |||
| 8.4% | |||
| 5.9% | |||
| 4.0% | |||
| 2.5% | |||
| 2.1% | |||
| 1.9% | |||
| 1.9% | |||
| 1.6% | |||
| 1.4% | |||
| Other | 12.9% | ||
| Total % | 100% | ||
On December 2, 2016, the SkyTrain's Millennium Line Evergreen Extension opened. The area is served by Burquitlam station.[4]
Like the rest of Metro Vancouver, Burquitlam features an oceanic climate. Snowfall is slightly higher than the City of Vancouver due to the inland location and relative high elevation of Burquitlam.
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