Kitimat
Sign in to saveKitimat 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kitimat
- Settlement.official_name
- District of Kitimat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kitimat aerial of townsite and Douglas Channel.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial photo of Kitimat residential area with Douglas Channel in the background.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Kitimat, British Columbia.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada British Columbia#Canada
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in British Columbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Regional district
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kitimat–Stikine
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Phil Germuth
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 242.63
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 8131
- Area
- 242.63
- Elevation
- 40
- Official website
- www.kitimat.ca
- Image
- Kitimat BC - aerial.jpg
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- Kitimat, British Columbia
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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.
Kitimat's municipal area is . It is located on tidewater in one of the few wide, flat valleys on the coast of British Columbia. The 2021 census recorded 8,236 citizens.
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