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Belcarra
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Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Isolated by geography on a narrow peninsula, Belcarra is accessible by a single winding paved road or by water. Before incorporation it was commonly known as Belcarra Bay.
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- Locality
- Belcarra
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 687
- Timezone
- America/Vancouver
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Belcarra
- Settlement.official_name
- Village of Belcarra
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Belcarra_Boatlaunch.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Private dock at Belcarra
- Settlement.motto
- "Between Forest And Sea"
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- Belcarra in Metro Vancouver.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 220px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Belcarra in Metro Vancouver
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Regional district
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Metro Vancouver
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated
- Settlement.established_date
- August 22, 1979
- Settlement.named_for
- Belcarra, County Mayo
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Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Isolated by geography on a narrow peninsula, Belcarra is accessible by a single winding paved road or by water. Before incorporation it was commonly known as Belcarra Bay.
It is largely a residential bedroom community for Vancouver and its suburbs. Belcarra is one of the few communities in this area that is not growing substantially. While the small neighbouring Village of Anmore has grown and changed, Belcarra has remained a relatively small community. This is a result of small land area, relative inaccessibility, and zoning for single family residential homes. With a population of 687 as of 2021, it has one of the lowest populations of any independent settlement in the Vancouver area. Many residents in Belcarra have private docks and boats; even houses that are not on the water are sometimes able to procure a shared dock.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belcarra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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