Prince Rupert
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Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- British Columbia
- Regional district
- North Coast
- Incorporated
- March 10, 1910
- Named after
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Mayor
- Herb Pond
- Governing body
- Prince Rupert City Council
- Mp
- Ellis Ross ( Conservative )
- Mla
- Tamara Davidson ( NDP )
- City
- 54.93 km (21.21 sq mi)
- Metro
- 222.94 km (86.08 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 40 m (130 ft)
- Density
- 227.7/km (590/sq mi)
- Metro density
- 58.5/km (152/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC–07:00 ( PT )
- Forward sortation area
- V8J
- Area codes
- 250 , 778 , 236 , 672
- Website
- princerupert .ca
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- British Columbia
- Population
- 12220
- Area
- 54.93
- Elevation
- 40
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Founded by
- Charles Melville Hays
- Official website
- princerupert.ca
- Image
- Aerial view of Prince Rupert.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Owase
- Commons category
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- inception
- 1910-03-10
- postal code
- V8J
- located in/on physical feature
- Kaien Island
- P12749
- Berlin Recycling Volleys
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Encyclopedic overview
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12,300 people as of 2021.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prince Rupert” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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