Port Coquitlam

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Port Coquitlam

Total population

61,498

Elevation30 m

Land area29.17 km²

WeatherAvg high 59.4°F

Coordinates49.26°, -122.78°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it to the north and west. Pitt Meadows lies across the Pitt River from it. Port Coquitlam is bisected by Lougheed Highway and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "PoCo". It is Canada's 93rd-largest municipality by population.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Brendan Morrison

Canadian professional ice hockey player

Garrett Burnett

Canadian ice hockey player (1975–2022)

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Omari Aldridge

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer

C

Craig Forrest

Canadian soccer player and commentator

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Frederick Ledlin

Canadian ice hockey player

C

Christine Larsen

Canadian synchronized swimmer

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Hunter Elliott

Canadian actor

Nicole Matthews

Canadian professional wrestler

Ben Street

Canadian ice hockey player

B

Brent Henley

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Bret Anderson

Canadian football player

B

Brittany Rogers

Canadian artistic gymnast

B

Bryan Leitch

Canadian ice hockey player

C

Cam Bergman

lacrosse player

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Curt Malawsky

lacrosse player

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Deji Oduwole

Canadian football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Ioco
  4.7 mi away
• Anmore
  5 mi away · pop. 2,356
• Belcarra
  7 mi away · pop. 687
• Steelhead
  21.1 mi away
• Máthxwi / Matsqui
  22.5 mi away
• Lions Bay
  24.6 mi away · pop. 1,390
• Durieu
  24.7 mi away
• Dewdney
  27.2 mi away
• Furry Creek
  29.4 mi away
• Semà:th / Sumas
  30.1 mi away
• Britannia Beach
  31.6 mi away
• Deroche
  32.4 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Recently spotted species

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Seen 2026-05-31

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-05-31

California Flattened Jumping Spider

Platycryptus californicus

Seen 2026-05-31

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

Seen 2026-05-31

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

Seen 2026-05-31

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-05-31

Eurasian Running Crab Spider

Philodromus dispar

Seen 2026-05-31

bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum

Seen 2026-05-31

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-05-31

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Port Coquitlam, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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