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Williams Lake, British Columbia

Williams Lake
City of Williams Lake
Williams Lake's welcome sign
Williams Lake's welcome sign
Nickname(s): 
BC's Stampede Capital, Mural Capital of the Cariboo Chilcotin
Williams Lake is located in British Columbia
Williams Lake
Williams Lake
Location in British Columbia
Coordinates: 52°07′45″N 122°08′24″W / 52.12917°N 122.14000°W / 52.12917; -122.14000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionCariboo
Regional districtCariboo
Incorporated1929
Government
 • Governing bodyWilliams Lake City Council
 • MayorSurinderpal Rathor
 • Chief Administrative OfficerGary Muraca
Area
 • Land33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi)
 • Census agglomeration2,656.73 km2 (1,025.77 sq mi)
 • Population centre40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Elevation586 m (1,923 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
10,947
 • Density327.0/km2 (847/sq mi)
 • Census agglomeration
23,608
 • Census agglomeration density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Population centre
11,906
 • Population centre density307.4/km2 (796/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)250, 778, 236, 672
Highways Highway 97
Highway 20
Websitewilliamslake.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is one of the largest cites, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel.[3] The city is famous for the Williams Lake Stampede, which was once the second largest professional rodeo in Canada, after only the Calgary Stampede.[4]

  1. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Facts & Figures - Williams Lake, BC - Official Website". www.williamslake.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Williams Lake". GoldRushTrail.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

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