Cowichan Bay

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Cowichan Bay

Total population

2,971

Coordinates48.74°, -123.63°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cowichan Bay is a bay and community located on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island near Duncan, in British Columbia, Canada. The mouth of the Cowichan River is near Cowichan Bay. Mount Tzouhalem with its hiking trails and ecological reserve stands to the north. The bay is known for its fishing and scenic value. The area's main industries are fishing and tourism.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Lhumlhumuluts’ / Clemclemluts
  1.8 mi away
• Qw’umiyiqun / Comiaken
  2.4 mi away
• Xwulqw’selu / Koksilah
  2.9 mi away
• Kwa’mutsun / Quamichan
  3.3 mi away
• S’amuna’ / Somena
  4.5 mi away
• Glenora
  5.6 mi away
• Shawnigan Lake
  6.1 mi away · pop. 8,127
• Mill Bay
  7 mi away · pop. 1,546
• Sahtlam
  8.2 mi away
• Ganges
  9.5 mi away
• Malahat
  12.6 mi away
• Cassidy
  24.3 mi away · pop. 971

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cowichan Bay

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 119 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 131 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 140 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 148 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 179 mi
• Wildfire PEARL HILL, Douglas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 192 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 212 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

common bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Seen 2026-09-23

salal

Gaultheria shallon

Seen 2026-09-23

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-23

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-09-23

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Seen 2026-09-23

California Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica

Seen 2026-09-22

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-22

Pacific Foldingdoor Spider

Antrodiaetus pacificus

Seen 2026-09-21

Maple Spanworm Moth

Ennomos magnaria

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers