Coquitlam, British Columbia

Coquitlam is a mid-sized city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, bordering the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam. The city has a total population of 113,498.

Geography

Coquitlam is a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia (see Greater Vancouver Regional District) located at 49° North, 122° West. There is a river in Coquitlam called Coquitlam river

History

European settlement of the Coquitlam area began in the 1860s, when some miners returning from the Fraser Canyon and Cariboo Gold Rushes turned their hand to farming. Coquitlam was incorporated in 1892. The city has had rapid population growth since the 1960s and 1970s.

Today, Coquitlam is mainly a suburban city, with a large and affluent multicultural community in a region known as Westwood Plateau.

Trivia

The City of Coquitlam is named for "the little red fish" in the Coast Salish Indian language.

External link

• City of Coquitlam: http://www.coquitlam.ca/