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

H

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

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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
• Máthxwi / Matsqui
  22.5 mi away
• Sea Ranch
  29.5 mi away
• 10 Acre Estates
  31.1 mi away
• Britannia Beach
  31.6 mi away
• Melody Point
  32.4 mi away
• Plumper Cove
  32.6 mi away
• Arnold
  33.3 mi away
• Lake Errock
  34.7 mi away
• Sq'ewqéyl / Skowkale
  38.6 mi away
• Cultus Lake
  38.7 mi away
• Th'ewá:lí / Soowahlie
  38.8 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

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 Port Coquitlam

The tri-cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody), British Columbia

Maps Unlimited · 1994

Port Coquitlam Cemetery

Lois Richardson · 2006

Where rails meet rivers

Davis, Chuck · 2000

109 walks in British Columbia's lower mainland

Mary Macaree · 1983

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada following the Port Moody-Coquitlam by-election =

1998

Value-for-money audits

British Columbia. Office of the Auditor General. · 1993

Butcher

Gary C. King · 2009

On the farm

Stevie Cameron · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 74 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 109 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 142 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 148 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 224 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 226 mi
• Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 245 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-09-24

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-09-24

Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble

Rubus pedatus

Seen 2026-09-24

Coyote

Canis latrans

Seen 2026-09-24

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

Seen 2026-09-24

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Seen 2026-09-23

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-09-23

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Seen 2026-09-23

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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