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VICTORIA .....
Victoria is known as the City of Gardens. It is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada.
Victoria is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island bounded by ocean on three sides. Victoria is named after Queen Victoria (1819 -1901), who came to the throne in England in 1837.
The city of Victoria spans a modest area of approximately 23.36sq/km (City of Victoria, Engineering Dept. May 2000). The Greater Victoria area includes the cities of Victoria and Colwood, the district municipalities of Oak Bay, Langford,
Esquimalt,
Saanich,
Central Saanich,
North Saanich,
Metchosin, and the townships of
Sidney,
View Royal and
Sooke.
Victoria also has the neighbourhoods of
Downtown, Chinatown, Fairfield, James Bay, Rockland, and Cordova Bay.
Greater Victoria has a population of approximately 330,806 people and receives over 2 million visitors a year!
Victoria's seaside location and mild climate make residents the envy of many travellers. It is notable that the Canadian-American border has been stretched below the 49th parallel to keep all of the island in Canada.
Victoria's history originates with the First Nations communities, and also extends itself from European explorers and colonial settlers.
Victoria has managed to retain an Old-World charm that distinguishes itself from other cities. Victoria is a city that has an economy based on tourism, public service, federal institutions, forestry and other resource industries. Thousands of federal workers are employed at CFB Esquimalt and other federal institutions. More than 17% of Victorians are public servants.
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