Esquimalt

Also known as Township of Esquimalt, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Esquimalt, BC

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

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_name2: Capital
Settlement.government_type: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Barb Desjardins
Settlement.name: Esquimalt
Settlement.official_name: Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt
Settlement.settlement_type: District municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Esquimalt - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: View of Esquimalt
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Esquimalt within the Capital Regional District
Settlement.pushpin_map: Vancouver Island#Canada British Columbia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Esquimalt within British Columbia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: British Columbia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Regional district
Settlement.leader_title1: City Council

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Wikidata facts

Population: 17655
Area: 7.08
Elevation: 10
Official website: www.esquimalt.ca
Image: Esquimalt.jpg

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Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
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=== Religion === According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Esquimalt included: Irreligion (10,705 persons or 61.9%) Christianity (5,540 persons or 32.0%) Buddhism (265 persons or 1.5%) Islam (150 persons or 0.9%) Judaism (120 persons or 0.7%) Hinduism (60 persons or 0.3%) Sikhism (50 persons or 0.3%) Indigenous Spirituality (35 persons or 0.2%)