Other Victoria

Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is not a political entity but rather a group of thirteen different municipalities of the Capital Regional District (CRD). more...

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The only portions of the CRD not included in the designation are the Gulf Islands and those portions of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area west of Sooke.

Many places, buildings, and institutions associated with Victoria (the University of Victoria, Victoria International Airport, or the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, for example), actually exist outside the City of Victoria. The confusion is enhanced by the fact that Victoria is the locality indicated in the mailing addresses of places in several CRD municipalities and localities outside Victoria.

Municipalities in Greater Victoria

These are broken down into:

The "core" munipalities: The City of Victoria and the District Municipalities of Saanich, Esquimalt, and Oak Bay, which are immediately adjacent to it;; The Western Communities: The Cities of Colwood and Langford, The Town of View Royal, and the District Municipalities of Highlands, Metchosin, and Sooke, which lie generally west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet; and; The Saanich Peninsula: The District Municipalities of Central Saanich, North Saanich, and the Town of Sidney, which lie to the north of Victoria.;

This breakdown is roughly mirrored by the three school districts in Greater Victoria.

Greater Victoria School District #61 - (the core municipalities); Sooke School District #62 - (the Western Communities); Saanich School District #63 - (the Saanich Peninsula);

Greater Victoria is the southernmost urban area in western Canada, as it is located below the 49th parallel. Because of being below the 49th parallel, many native Victorians are of American decent.

Demographics

Neighbourhoods of Greater Victoria

Notable places and features of Greater Victoria

Educational institutions

Camosun College (Saanich); Lester B. Pearson College (Metchosin); Royal Roads University (Colwood); University of Victoria (Saanich and Oak Bay);

Hospitals

Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria and Saanich); Victoria General Hospital (Saanich);

Military installations

Bay Street Armory (Victoria); CFB Esquimalt Dockyard (Esquimalt); CFB Esquimalt Naden (Esquimalt);

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