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Since [[User:Robyn|Robyn]]'s [[User:Robyn/British Columbia|map of BC graticules]] is absurdly large for a [[Regional Geohashing|regional geohash achievement]], I thought I would define the graticules of the various Regional Districts. The more populated Regional Districts are disappointingly small in area; the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) for example spans only two graticules: [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] and [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]].

I have sorted them more or less in "reading order" - top left to bottom right on a map of BC. That means the smallest and most populated regional districts are at the bottom of the page.

The table of graticules format was shamelessly stolen from Robyn's page.

I built these up by cross-referencing the minimal features on the linked Regional District maps from the [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/reference.asp BC Stats] website with google maps and reading the "ll" parameter after centering the map on the point I wanted co-ordinates for. I contacted the nice people at BC Stats (the source of all the linked maps) and they kindly provided a PDF that had Regional District boundaries and co-ordinate information for where you hover your mouse. I will be double-checking the co-ordinates that I got from google maps where they fall very close to a graticule boundary. If you would like a copy of the file, email me: it's a 4MB, one-page PDF.

In all descriptions, "...and the rest of it is mountains" can safely be appended, except for the Regional District of Mount Waddington, which is ''all'' mountains, where it isn't water.

==Stikine Region==

The Stikine Region is the least densely populated part of BC, with one person per 100 square kilometers and no municipalities. It isn't actually a Regional District, and is administered directly by the province. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd57.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[59,-139]]
|[[59,-138]]
|[[59,-137]]
|[[59,-136]]
|[[59,-135]]
|[[59,-134]]
|[[59,-133]]
|[[59,-132]]
|[[59,-131]]
|[[59,-130]]
|[[Cassiar, British Columbia|59, -129]]
|[[Lower Post, British Columbia|59, -128]]
|[[Fireside, British Columbia|59. -127]]
|colspan="3"|
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[58,-137]]
|colspan="2"|
|[[Juneau, Alaska|58, -134]]
|[[58,-133]]
|[[58,-132]]
|[[58,-131]]
|[[58,-130]]
|[[58,-129]]
|[[58,-128]]
|[[Dall Lake, British Columbia|58, -127]]
|[[Brownie Mountain, British Columbia|58, -126]]
|[[Muncho Lake, British Columbia|58, -125]]
|[[Summit Lake, British Columbia|58, -124]]
|-
|colspan="10"|
|[[57,-129]]
|[[57,-128]]
|[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]]
|[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]]
|colspan="2"|
|-
|colspan="11"|
|[[56,-128]]
|[[Mosque River, British Columbia|56, -127]]
|[[Bear Lake, British Columbia|56, -126]]
|[[56,-125]]
|[[Fort Graham, British Columbia|56, -124]]
|}

==Northern Rockies Regional District==

The Northern Rockies Regional District is far more densely populated than Stikine, with an average of 14 people per square kilometer and one municipality. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd59.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Fireside, British Columbia|59. -127]]
|[[Liard River, British Columbia|59, -126]]
|[[Caribou Range, British Columbia|59, -125]]
|[[Nelson Forks, British Columbia|59, -124]]
|[[Maxhamish Lake, British Columbia|59, -123]]
|[[Snake River, British Columbia|59, -122]]
|[[Kotcho, British Columbia|59, -121]]
|[[Helmet, British Columbia|59, -120]]
|-
|colspan="3"|
|[[Summit Lake, British Columbia|58, -124]]
|[[Steamboat, British Columbia|58, -123]]
|[[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|58, -122]]
|[[Fontas, British Columbia|58, -121]]
|[[Kahntah, British Columbia|58, -120]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine==

Kitimat-Stikine is located just south of Stikine and stretches down the coast to the southern end of the Queen Charlotte Islands, inland of Skeena-Queen Charlotte. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd49.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[57,-133]]
|[[57,-132]]
|[[57,-131]]
|[[57,-130]]
|[[57,-129]]
|colspan="3"|
|-
|
|[[56,-132]]
|[[56,-131]]
|[[56,-130]]
|[[Meziadin Junction, British Columbia|56, -129]]
|[[56,-128]]
|colspan="2"|
|-
|colspan="3"|
|[[Hyder, Alaska|55, -130]]
|[[Stewart, British Columbia|55, -129]]
|[[Kitwanga, British Columbia|55, -128]]
|[[Hazleton, British Columbia|55, -127]]
|[[Smithers Landing, British Columbia|55, -126]]
|-
|colspan="4"|
|[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]]
|[[Terrace, British Columbia|54, -128]]
|[[Smithers, British Columbia|54, -127]]
|
|-
|colspan="4"|
|[[Hartley Bay, British Columbia|53, -129]]
|[[Butedale, British Columbia|53, -128]]
|[[Kemano, British Columbia|53, -127]]
|
|-
|colspan="4"|
|[[Rennison Island, British Columbia|52, -129]]
|[[Bella Bella, British Columbia|52, -128]]
|[[Ocean Falls, British Columbia|52, -127]]
|
|-
|}

==Peace River Regional District==

Peace River Regional District is south of the Northern Rockies Regional District. Dawson Creek is here. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd55.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]]
|[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]]
|[[Fort Ware, British Columbia|57, -125]]
|[[Ulysses Mountain, British Columbia|57, -124]]
|[[Redfern Lake, British Columbia|57, -123]]
|[[Sikanni Chief, British Columbia|57, -122]]
|[[Gutah, British Columbia|57, -121]]
|[[Etthithun Lake, British Columbia|57, -120]]
|-
|[[Mosque River, British Columbia|56, -127]]
|[[Bear Lake, British Columbia|56, -126]]
|[[56,-125]]
|[[Fort Graham, British Columbia|56, -124]]
|[[Mount Laurier, British Columbia|56, -123]]
|[[Halfway River, British Columbia|56, -122]]
|[[Wonowon, British Columbia|56, -121]]
|[[Fort St. John, British Columbia|56, -120]]
|-
|colspan="3"|
|[[Germansen Landing, British Columbia|55, -124]]
|[[Mackenzie, British Columbia|55, -123]]
|[[Pine Valley, British Columbia|55, -122]]
|[[Chetwynd, British Columbia|55, -121]]
|[[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|55, -120]] 
|-
|colspan="5"|
|[[Salmon Valley, British Columbia|54, -122]]
|[[Sinclair Mills, British Columbia|54, -121]]
|[[Hart Ranges, British Columbia|54, -120]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako==

Bulkley-Nechako used to be called New Caledonia, by the North West Company. The municipality of Vanderhoof is the geographic centre of the province. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd51.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Kitwanga, British Columbia|55, -128]]
|[[Hazleton, British Columbia|55, -127]]
|[[Smithers Landing, British Columbia|55, -126]]
|[[Takla Landing, British Columbia|55, -125]]
|[[Germansen Landing, British Columbia|55, -124]]
|[[Mackenzie, British Columbia|55, -123]]
|-
|
|[[Smithers, British Columbia|54, -127]]
|[[Houston, British Columbia|54, -126]]
|[[Burns Lake, British Columbia|54, -125]]
|[[Fort St. James, British Columbia|54, -124]]
|[[McLeod Lake, British Columbia|54, -123]]
|-
|
|[[Kemano, British Columbia|53, -127]]
|[[Ootsa Lake, British Columbia|53, -126]]
|[[Grassy Plains, British Columbia|53, -125]]
|[[Nulki, British Columbia|53, -124]]
|[[Hulatt, British Columbia|53, -123]]
|}

==Regional District of Fraser-Fort George==

Fraser-Fort George has the City of Prince George (formerly Fort George) and ''three'' highways crossing it. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd53.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Mackenzie, British Columbia|55, -123]]
|[[Pine Valley, British Columbia|55, -122]]
|[[Chetwynd, British Columbia|55, -121]]
|[[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|55, -120]] 
|colspan="3"|
|-
|[[McLeod Lake, British Columbia|54, -123]]
|[[Salmon Valley, British Columbia|54, -122]]
|[[Sinclair Mills, British Columbia|54, -121]]
|[[Hart Ranges, British Columbia|54, -120]]
|colspan="3"|
|-
|[[Hulatt, British Columbia|53, -123]]
|[[Prince George, British Columbia|53, -122]]
|[[Barkerville, British Columbia|53, -121]]
|[[McBride, British Columbia|53, -120]]
|[[Grande Cache, Alberta|53, -119]]
|[[Muskeg River, Alberta|53, -118]]
|
|-
|colspan="3"|
|[[Hendrix Lake, British Columbia|52, -120]]
|[[Valemount, British Columbia|52, -119]]
|[[Jasper, Alberta|52, -118]]
|[[Jasper National Park, Alberta|52, -117]]
|-
|}

==Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District==

Skeena-Queen Charlotte covers the Queen Charlotte Islands and part of the mainland. The highway is a ferry. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd47.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[54,-133]]
|[[Masset, British Columbia|54, -132]]
|[[54,-131]]
|[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|54, -130]]
|[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]]
|-
|[[Ingraham Bay, British Columbia|53, -133]]
|[[Port Clements, British Columbia|53, -132]]
|[[Sandspit, British Columbia|53, -131]]
|[[Oona River, British Columbia|53, -130]]
|[[Hartley Bay, British Columbia|53, -129]]
|-
|
|[[Tasu, British Columbia|52, -132]]
|[[Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, British Columbia|52, -131]]
|colspan="2"|
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Cape St. James, British Columbia|51, -131]]
|colspan="2"|
|-
|}

==Central Coast Regional District==

The central coast is that bit of the mainland coast north of Vancouver Island and south of the Queen Charlotte Islands. It used to be Ocean Falls Regional District, named for the company town of Ocean Falls - now a ghost town. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd45.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Kemano, British Columbia|53, -127]]
|[[Ootsa Lake, British Columbia|53, -126]]
|
|-
|[[Bella Bella, British Columbia|52, -128]]
|[[Ocean Falls, British Columbia|52, -127]]
|[[Bella Coola, British Columbia|52, -126]]
|[[Nimpo Lake, British Columbia|52, -125]]
|-
|[[Mt. Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia|51, -128]]
|[[Dawsons Landing, British Columbia|51, -127]]
|[[Wawwat'l Indian Reserve 12, British Columbia|51, -126]]
|[[Sim Creek Indian Reserve 5, British Columbia|51, -125]]
|-
|}

==Cariboo Regional District==

The Cariboo Regional District has four municipalities and Barkerville, one of the most populated ghost towns in BC - during tourist season. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd41.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Ootsa Lake, British Columbia|53, -126]]
|[[Grassy Plains, British Columbia|53, -125]]
|[[Nulki, British Columbia|53, -124]]
|[[Hulatt, British Columbia|53, -123]]
|[[Prince George, British Columbia|53, -122]]
|[[Barkerville, British Columbia|53, -121]]
|[[McBride, British Columbia|53, -120]]
|-
|[[Bella Coola, British Columbia|52, -126]]
|[[Nimpo Lake, British Columbia|52, -125]]
|[[Chezacut, British Columbia|52, -124]]
|[[Alexis Creek, British Columbia|52, -123]]
|[[Williams Lake, British Columbia|52, -122]]
|[[Likely, British Columbia|52, -121]]
|[[Hendrix Lake, British Columbia|52, -120]]
|-
|
|[[Sim Creek Indian Reserve 5, British Columbia|51, -125]]
|[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|51, -124]]
|[[Hanceville, British Columbia|51, -123]]
|[[Riske Creek, British Columbia|51, -122]]
|[[100 Mile House, British Columbia|51, -121]]
|[[Barrière, British Columbia|51, -120]]
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]]
|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]]
|colspan="3"|
|-
|}

==Thompson-Nicola Regional District==

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ''two'' cities and numerous municipalities. It also encompasses Wells Gray Provincial Park, which proudly advertises that it is "larger than one in three countries" and which has a ban on motorized vehicles in substantial portions of the park. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd33.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Hendrix Lake, British Columbia|52, -120]]
|[[Valemount, British Columbia|52, -119]]
|[[Jasper, Alberta|52, -118]]
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Barrière, British Columbia|51, -120]]
|[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]]
|[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]]
|-
|[[Whistler, British Columbia|50, -122]]
|[[Cache Creek, British Columbia|50, -121]]
|[[Kamloops, British Columbia|50, -120]]
|[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]]
|
|-
|
|[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]]
|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]]
|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]]
|
|-
|}

==Columbia-Shuswap Regional District==

The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is home to the infamous Rogers Pass, the last section to be completed and generally considered the most inherently dangerous stretch of the trans-canada highway's 7,821 km. The slopes around the highway are closed to public access when there is snow, due to the artillery fire used to trigger controlled avalanches to clear the average 10m/year of snowfall. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd39.pdf Map])


{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Jasper, Alberta|52, -118]]
|[[Jasper National Park, Alberta|52, -117]]
|
|-
|[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]]
|[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]]
|[[Rogers Pass, British Columbia|51, -117]]
|[[Golden, British Columbia|51, -116]]
|-
|[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]]
|[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]]
|[[Nakusp, British Columbia|50, -117]]
|[[Invermere, British Columbia|50, -116]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Mount Waddington==

Regional District of Mount Waddington covers the northern end of Vancouver Island and a section of mainland adjacent to it. It's named for Mount Waddington, the highest mountain in BC, and also contains Mount Silverthrone, the highest volcano in Canada. The rest of the region consists of more mountains. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd43i.pdf Island map], [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd43m.pdf Mainland map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Dawsons Landing, British Columbia|51, -127]]
|[[Wawwat'l Indian Reserve 12, British Columbia|51, -126]]
|[[Sim Creek Indian Reserve 5, British Columbia|51, -125]]
|-
|[[Cape Scott Provincial Park, British Columbia|50, -128]]
|[[Port Hardy, British Columbia|50, -127]]
|[[Alert Bay, British Columbia|50, -126]]
|[[Campbell River, British Columbia|50, -125]]
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Gold River, British Columbia|49, -126]]
|
|-
|}

==Strathcona Regional District==

Strathcona Regional District was recently separated from Comox Regional District. It's named for Strathcona Park on the island, possibly because they didn't want to name it for Campbell River. It is partly on Vancouver Island and partly on the mainland. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd25i.pdf Island map], [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd25m.pdf Mainland map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[Sim Creek Indian Reserve 5, British Columbia|51, -125]]
|[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|51, -124]]
|
|-
|[[Port Hardy, British Columbia|50, -127]]
|[[Alert Bay, British Columbia|50, -126]]
|[[Campbell River, British Columbia|50, -125]]
|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]]
|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]]
|-
|[[Tatchu Reserve, British Columbia|49, -127]]
|[[Gold River, British Columbia|49, -126]]
|[[Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia|49, -125]]
|colspan="2"|
|-
|}

==Squamish-Lillooet Regional District==

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District contains four municipalities, including the Whistler resort town, but really only one road: highway 99 "sea to sky". For those who think the "sky" portion of that highway is at Whistler, you don't know what you're missing. (Switchbacks, extreme grade warning signs, and one-lane wooden bridges - and absolutely amazing views.) ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd31.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Hanceville, British Columbia|51, -123]]
|[[Riske Creek, British Columbia|51, -122]]
|
|-
|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]]
|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]]
|[[Whistler, British Columbia|50, -122]]
|[[Cache Creek, British Columbia|50, -121]]
|-
|
|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]]
|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]]
|
|-
|}

==Powell River Regional District==

Powell River Regional District has a city and a highway, but the highway starts at a ferry terminal coming from a highway that also requires a ferry to access (sunshine coast) and ends at a ferry terminal to an island. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd27.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]]
|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]]
|-
|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
|
|-
|}

==Regional District of North Okanagan==

The Regional District of North Okanagan has three cities and two main highways. Most of the population is in the City of Vernon and of the remainder, it is mostly in cities and smaller municipalities near Vernon. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd37.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]]
|[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]]
|-
|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]]
|[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Central Kootenay==

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has two cities (Nelson and Castlegar), quite a lot of smaller municipalities, and a lot more highways than most of the other Regional Districts. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd03.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Rogers Pass, British Columbia|51, -117]]
|
|-
|[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]]
|[[Nakusp, British Columbia|50, -117]]
|[[Invermere, British Columbia|50, -116]]
|-
|[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]]
|[[Nelson, British Columbia|49, -117]]
|[[Creston, British Columbia|49, -116]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of East Kootenay==

The Regional District of East Kootenay has its population mostly arranged around one north-south highway which is located in one north-south river valley. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd01.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Golden, British Columbia|51, -116]]
|[[Banff, Alberta|51, -115]]
|
|-
|[[Invermere, British Columbia|50, -116]]
|[[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia|50, -115]]
|[[Calgary SW, Alberta|50, -114]]
|-
|[[Creston, British Columbia|49, -116]]
|[[Cranbrook, British Columbia|49, -115]]
|[[Sparwood, British Columbia|49, -114]]
|-
|}

==Comox Valley Regional District==

The Comox Valley Regional District was created in 2008, splitting the former Comox-Strathcona regional district in two parts, roughly equal in population but vastly different in land area. Comox Valley got the city. (Old [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd25i.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia|49, -125]]
|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
|-
|}

==Sunshine Coast Regional District==

The Sunshine Coast Regional District has a few municipalities, all on the one highway which starts at one ferry terminal and ends at another. One of the ferry terminals connects directly to the rest of the province, and the other one connects this Regional District to the highway to Powell River. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd29.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]]
|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]]
|-
|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]]
|-
|}

==Fraser Valley Regional District==

The Fraser Valley Regional District consists of two cities and a lot of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve in the valley. It also has the town of Spuzzum, which once had a sign on the highway that said "you are now leaving Spuzzum" on both sides. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd09.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Whistler, British Columbia|50, -122]]
|[[Cache Creek, British Columbia|50, -121]]
|
|-
|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]]
|[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]]
|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Central Okanagan==

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has Kelowna and wine, all around Lake Okanagan, home to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo Ogopogo]. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd35.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|
|[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]]
|[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]]
|-
|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]]
|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]]
|[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]]
|-
|}

==Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District==

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has one city, one highway, a few popular tourist destinations, and way more wild coastline than seems possible. The city of Port Alberni is also BC's only city that has been severely damaged by a tsunami, despite being apparently more on the sheltered eastern half of Vancouver Island than on the exposed west coast - the Alberni Inlet, some 40km long, channeled the wave straight into the city. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd23.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Gold River, British Columbia|49, -126]]
|[[Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia|49, -125]]
|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
|-
|
|[[Ucluelet, British Columbia|48, -125]]
|[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Nanaimo==

The Regional District of Nanaimo was the smallest (in land area) Regional District in BC, until the Comox Valley Regional District was created. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd21.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]]
|-
|[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]]
|
|-
|}

==Greater Vancouver Regional District==

The Greater Vancouver Regional District (or Metro Vancouver) is the most populated Regional District in BC, with 12 cities and several municipalities, and the watersheds supplying them. The GVRD has by far the lowest proportion of mountains inside Regional District boundaries, at slightly less than 1/3. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd15.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]]
|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen==

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has one city and a few smaller municipalities along a couple of highways, in the Similkameen river valley and the southern end of the Okanagan valley. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd07.pdf Map])

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
|[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]]
|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]]
|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]]
|-
|}

==Regional District of Kootenay Boundary==

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has three cities, two of which are in the southeastern corner where there is more than one highway. The rest of the Regional District has one north/south highway and one east/west highway. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd05.pdf Map])

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|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]]
|[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]]
|[[Nelson, British Columbia|49, -117]]
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==Cowichan Valley Regional District==

The Cowichan Valley Regional District spans the full width of Vancouver island, from the West Coast Trail to some of the Gulf Islands. It includes Cowichan Lake and a few municipalities. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd19.pdf Map])

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|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]]
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|[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|48, -123]]
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==Capital Regional District==

The Capital Regional District encompasses the City of Victoria, BC's capital city, as well as several other municipalities in the Greater Victoria area, the entire southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands. ([http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmaps2006/rd17.pdf Map])

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|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]]
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|[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|48, -123]]
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[[Category:British Columbia]]
[[Category:Regional geohash map]]