North Cowichan

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North Cowichan

Total population

28,807

Coordinates48.82°, -123.72°

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

Overview

North Cowichan is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is noted for a landscape including forests, beaches, rivers, and lakes. The municipality encompasses the communities of Chemainus; Westholme; Crofton; Maple Bay; and "North Cowichan". The latter is an adjacent to City of Duncan and extending North to the Chemainus River and to Crofton.

Geography

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

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 North Cowichan

History and folklore of the Cowichan Indians

Martha Douglas Harris · 1901

Cowichan Indian knitting

Margaret Meikle · 1987

Chemainus Festival Murals British Columbia

1986

Bill

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. · 2002

Une lumière dans la vallée

Gérald Moreau · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 105 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 124 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 136 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 147 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 155 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 184 mi
• Wildfire PEARL HILL, Douglas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 197 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 219 mi

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

Recently spotted species

California Flattened Jumping Spider

Platycryptus californicus

Seen 2026-09-17

American Sand Wasp

Bembix americana

Seen 2026-09-16

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-16

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-09-15

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Seen 2026-09-15

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-15

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-09-15

Northern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria coerulea

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-14

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

Official Identifiers