Surrey, British Columbia

Surrey
Surrey
City
	City of Surrey
	From top, left to right: Surrey City Centre skyline, Crescent Beach, Holland Park, Surrey City Hall, Newton Town Centre
	Flag Coat of arms Logo
	Nickname: City of Parks
	Motto(s): Progressio per diversitatem; "Progress through diversity"
	Location of Surrey in Metro Vancouver
	Coordinates: 49°11′24″N 122°50′56″W / 49.19000°N 122.84889°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
Incorporated	November 10, 1879 (municipality status)
	September 11, 1993 (city status)
Named for	Surrey
Seat	Surrey City Hall
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Surrey City Council
• Mayor	Brenda Locke (Surrey Connect)
• MLAs	List of MLAs Garry Begg (NDP) Surrey-Guildford ; Jagrup Brar (NDP) Surrey-Fleetwood ; Brent Chapman (BCC) Surrey South ; Mandeep Dhaliwal (BCC) ; Surrey North ; Trevor Halford (BCC) Surrey-White Rock ; Linda Hepner (BCC) Surrey-Serpentine River ; Amna Shah (NDP) Surrey City Centre ; Elenore Sturko (BCC) Surrey-Cloverdale ; Jessie Sunner (NDP) Surrey-Newton ; Bryan Tepper (BCC) Surrey-Panorama ;
• MPs	List of MPs Sukh Dhaliwal (LPC) Surrey—Newton ; Kerry-Lynne Findlay (CPC) South Surrey—White Rock ; Ken Hardie (LPC) Fleetwood—Port Kells ; Tamara Jansen (CPC) Cloverdale—Langley City ; Randeep Sarai (LPC) Surrey Centre ;
• Surrey School Board	List of trustees Terry Allen (Surrey First Education) ; Bob Holmes (Surrey First Education) ; Laurie Larsen (Surrey First Education) ; Laurae McNally (independent – represents City of White Rock) ; Garry Thind (Surrey First Education) ; Gary Tymoschuk (Surrey First Education) ; Shawn Wilson (Surrey First Education) ;
Area
• Land	316.11 km2 (122.05 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd in British Columbia
Highest elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	568,322
• Estimate (2023)	662,561
• Rank	11th in Canada; 2nd in British Columbia; 2nd in Metro Vancouver;
• Density	1,797.9/km2 (4,657/sq mi)
Demonym	Surreyite
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area	V3R–V3X, V3Z–V4A, V4N–V4P
Area codes	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	surrey.ca

Surrey (/ˈsɝɹi/) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third-largest by area after Abbotsford and Prince George. Seven neighbourhoods in Surrey are designated town centres: Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, and City Centre encompassed by Whalley.^[8]

^ "City of Surrey [Civil Institution]". November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "The Development of Surrey". surreyhistory.ca. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference citycouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Collins, Lauren (January 7, 2020). "Hundial and Locke's new slate looks to 'Connect' with Surrey residents". Surrey Now-Leader. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Surrey, City (CY) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast". Language Portal of Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
^ "Surrey Communities". Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[1] "City of Surrey [Civil Institution]". November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[surreyhistory-2] "The Development of Surrey". surreyhistory.ca. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[citycouncil-3] Cite error: The named reference citycouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[surrey_connect-4] Collins, Lauren (January 7, 2020). "Hundial and Locke's new slate looks to 'Connect' with Surrey residents". Surrey Now-Leader. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[2021census-5] "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Surrey, City (CY) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[6] Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[7] "Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast". Language Portal of Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

[8] "Surrey Communities". Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

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