Friday, October 26, 2007

List of municipalities in British Columbia
This is a list of municipalities in British Columbia, Canada. Municipalities of British Colombia are local governments incorporated by the province. In total, there are 157 municipalities in the province, covering over 85% of its population. They range from a 44 hectares (109 acres) village with less than 200 people to a city of 578,000 people. A municipality is created to allow a community to govern itself and to provide and regulate local services. These services typically include, but are not limited to, the provision of drinking water, sewers, roads, fire protection, street lights, garbage/recycling collection, land use planning, building inspection, and parks.

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