Regional District of Nanaimo
Feature Type:Regional District - A division of the province incorporated as a regional district.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: SE side of Vancouver Island
Latitude-Longitude: 49°14'59"N, 124°20'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92F/1
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Origin Notes and History:

Incorporated as Regional District of Nanaimo 24 August 1967; name confirmed 4 April 1974 on MCR-5, sheet 3. Link to the regional district's own internet site through http://www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office