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Burnaby
British Columbiacity
Burnaby
Total population
249,125
Founded
1892
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and Richmond on Lulu Island to the southwest. It has a population of 249,125 as of the 2021 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Early inhabitants were the Halkomelem- and Squamish-speaking Coast Salish Nations. Local landmarks such as Burnaby Mountain, Deer Lake, and Brunette River feature prominently in Indigenous history passed down through oral traditions. The northern shorelines of Burnaby, along the second narrows of Burrard Inlet was the site of an ancient battle between the attacking Lekwiltok and the defending Musqueam according to Chief Charlie Qiyəplenəxw. Settlers in Burnaby acquired land through a process called pre-emption which allowed people to claim a piece of land by clearing forests and building houses. Indigenous people were excluded from pre-emption. Royal Engineers dispossessed land from Indigenous people with the assistance of military force including the original routes of North Road, Kingsway, Canada Way, and Marine Drive. Logging permits given to settlers destroyed the forests of southern Burnaby which had provided vital sustenance for Indigenous people. In 1859, Burnaby surveyed a freshwater lake in the city's geographic centre. Moody named it Burnaby Lake. Burnaby was established in 1891 and incorporated a year later in 1892. In the same year, the interurban tram connecting Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster began construction. Since the 1970s, Burnaby has seen a decline in resource sectors and a subsequent rise of high value-added services and technology sectors. The presence of BCIT and SFU promoted research & development in the area. For example, manufacturing plants near Still Creek closed in the late 1970s, only to reopen few years later as film production studios. The continued expansion of media production in Burnaby contributed to Hollywood North.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves108,195
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves97,618
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves95,013
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves77,086
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves74,029
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves73,693
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves68,056
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves67,275
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.56 — 2026-05-297 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington
- M 2.7 — 2026-04-275 km N of Anacortes, Washington
- M 2.7 — 2026-01-2612 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington
- M 2.7 — 2025-10-2110 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada
- M 2.6 — 2025-09-1814 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada
- M 2.8 — 2025-04-0520 km ENE of South Pender Harbour, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in British Columbia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Burnaby
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- CHESTNUT Wildfire, Chelan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-06-06 · 168 mi
- Omak Lake Road Wildfire, Okanogan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-06-16 · 175 mi
- Kartar Wildfire, Okanogan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-06-16 · 177 mi
- 4170 Tule Rd Wildfire, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-06-14 · 239 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Burnaby, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 5915025
- Population (Wikidata)
- 249,125
- Wikidata
- Q244025
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012