What kind of city is Vancouver in Canada?

Vancouver is a coastal city in the lowland plain of British Columbia, Canada. According to the census of 20 1 1, Vancouver has a total of 603,502 residents, while the population of Greater Vancouver exceeds 2.3 million. [1] is the largest metropolitan area in British Columbia and even western Canada, and the third largest metropolitan area in China. The population of this city ranks eighth in the country. [2][3]

After Europeans arrived in Vancouver, the early economy of this area mainly depended on forest and timber industry. 1887 After the Canadian Pacific Railway extended to Vancouver, Vancouver became one of the main hubs of land and water transportation on the west coast of North America, and also formed an important trade link between the Far East, eastern Canada and Britain. [4][5] Vancouver Port is currently the largest and busiest port in Canada and the fourth largest port in North America in terms of gross cargo tonnage. [6] In addition, Vancouver's natural environment is very popular with tourists, making tourism the second largest economic pillar of the city after forestry and timber industry. [7] Vancouver is also the third largest production center in North America after Los Angeles and new york, and is known as "Hollywood in the North". [8][9]