Metro Vancouver Regional District
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Regional District - A division of the province incorporated as a regional district. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Metro Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Encompassing Vancouver and surrounding municipalities W of Mission, S of Lions Bay, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°14'59"N, 123°00'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/1 92G/2 92G/6 92G/7 92G/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Incorporated as Greater Vancouver Regional District 29 June 1967; name confirmed 4 April 1974 on MCR-5, sheet 3. Boundaries changed 10 November 1988 by OIC 2073/88; boundaries further extended per Letters Patent 3 August 1995. In 2007, GVRD Board members voted to restyle the name as "Metro Vancouver" but no incorporation papers or Letters Patent issued. Name changed to Metro Vancouver Regional District by OIC 023, 30 January 2017. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Link to the regional district's own internet site http://www.metrovancouver.org/ Source: included with note |