Mission, British Columbia

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Mission
City
City of Mission[1]
The "Welcome To Mission" sign located near Horne Street
Flag
Motto:  "The Future Our Mission"
Mission Location of Mission in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°08′01.3″N 122°18′40.2″W / 49.133694°N 122.311167°W / 49.133694; -122.311167
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Fraser Valley
Founded	1868
Incorporated	1892
Incorporated (city)[1]	March 29, 2021
Government
• Mayor	Paul Horn[2]
Area
• Total	227.65 km2 (87.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	41,519
• Density	170.6/km2 (442/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Forward sortation area	V2V, V4S
Area code(s)	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	mission.ca

Mission is a city in the Lower Mainland of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was originally incorporated as a district municipality in 1892, growing to include additional villages and rural areas over the years, adding the original Town of Mission City, long an independent core of the region, in 1969. It is bordered by the city of Abbotsford to the south and the city of Maple Ridge to the west. To the east are the unincorporated areas of Hatzic and Dewdney.

It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, backing onto mountains and lakes overlooking the Central Fraser Valley 65 km (40 miles) southeast of Vancouver.