外国の素敵な都市７ City of Vancouver バンクーバー カナダ

カナダ　ブリティシュ・コロンビア州南西部



第２１回冬季オリンピック開催地ですね
[期間：2010年2月12日〜2月28日]

ダウンタウン



イングリッシュベイ



Ilanaaq Statue



【Introduction】
Vancouver is a coastal city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
It is named for British Captain George Vancouver, who explored the area in the 1790s.
The largest metropolitan area in Western Canada, Vancouver ranks third largest in the country and the city proper ranks eighth.

According to the 2006 census Vancouver had a population of just over 578,000
and its Census Metropolitan Area exceeded 2.1 million people.Its residents are ethnically diverse,
with 52% having a first language other than English.