Populated places on the British Columbia Coast

capital city of the province of British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The city lies on the western shores of the eponymous Nanaimo Harbour, for which the it has become known as the "Harbour City". The city is also called the "Hub City", which is attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel, and to its relatively central location on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo is the headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo.

port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

district municipality of British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

Kitimat is a district municipality in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine regional government. The Kitimat Valley is part of the most populous urban district in northwest British Columbia, which includes Terrace to the north along the Skeena River Valley. The city was planned and built by the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) during the 1950s. Its post office was approved on 6 June 1952.

city in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

town in British Columbia, Canada

district municipality in British Columbia, Canada

town in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

district municipality in British Columbia, Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada

The Township of Esquimalt () is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A Indian reserve and the town of View Royal, and to the north by a narrow inlet of water called the Gorge, across which is the district municipality of Saanich. It is almost tangential to Esquimalt 1 Indian Reserve near Admirals Road. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victor

town in British Columbia, Canada

Ucluelet (; colloquially known as Ukee) is a district municipality on the Ucluelet Peninsula, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Ucluelet comes from Yuułuʔił which means "people of the safe harbour" in the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth language and is the homeland of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ. As of 2021, its population was 2,066, a 20.3% increase from 1,717 in 2016.

city in British Columbia, Canada

Sooke () is a district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, by road from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Sooke, the westernmost of Greater Victoria's Western Communities, is to the north and west of the Sooke Basin. It is a regional centre for residents in neighbouring communities, including Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River.

Gibsons is a coastal community in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Sunshine Coast, where the northwest bank of Howe Sound meets the Strait of Georgia.

town in British Columbia, Canada

district municipality in British Columbia, Canada

town in British Columbia, Canada

district municipality in British Columbia, Canada

human settlement in Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada

human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

village in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

bay and human settlement in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

community within North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

island in Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

unincorporated community and Indian Reserve community

human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

human settlement in British Columbia, Canada