Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/) is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded more than 603,000 people in the city, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities. The metropolitan area, with more than 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. With 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per sq mile), the City of Vancouver is the most densely populated of Canadian municipalities having more than 5,000 residents.Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada, with 52% for whom English is not their first language.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has a moderate oceanic climate (Koppen climate classification Cfb) with summer months that are typically dry, often resulting in moderate drought conditions, usually in July and August. In contrast, the rest of the year is rainy, especially between October and March.
Like the rest of coastal British Columbia, the city is tempered by Kuroshio Current and is also to an extent, sheltered by the mountains of Vancouver Island, to the west. These influences contribute to making Vancouver the warmest of Canada's major cities overall, despite the fact summers are cooler than most other major cities.[1]