Coquitlam

Coquitlam is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in Greater Vancouver in the Coquitlam River. The name comes from the language of the local Indians originally there, meaning " little red fish ".

Geographical location

The City of Coquitlam is located about 10-15 km east of Vancouver and is located on the Coquitlam River, which connects to the Fraser River and continues to the Coquitlam and Pitt lakes. Coquitlam is bordered to the west by Burnaby and Port Moody in the southwest of New Westminster and Port Coquitlam to the southeast.

History

The first inhabitants of the region were among the coastal Salish, more precisely the Coquitlam ( gespr Kwayquilam ). While happened to Simon Fraser the area in 1808, but European settlement began only in the 1860s. The road between New Westminster and Port Moody served not only the two cities, but also served the development of the region.

The granting of local autonomy and thus the official founding of the church took place on July 25, 1891 (incorporated as a District Municipality ).

Economically, the town prospered initially through the wooden boom, mainly due to the sawmill of Frank Ross and James McLaren, the Fraser Mills. However, the place was not until 1908 from 20 houses. 1909 promoted the two mill operators in 110 French Canadians from Quebec, 1910 more. Thus, the largest French -speaking community was west of Manitoba. Soon Maillardville was founded, named after Edmond Maillard, a Oblates.

Demography

The census in 2011 showed a population of 126 455 inhabitants for the city. The city's population has thereby increased since the census of 2006 at 10.4%, while the population in British Columbia grew simultaneously only by 7.0%.

Climate

As in all British Columbis the climate is Mediterranean. During the winter months temperatures rarely fall below freezing. On average, prevail during the winter months 3 degrees Celsius. In the spring of this rise on average 9-12 degrees. In summer, temperatures 15-22 degrees but can rise several days and weeks, more than 30 degrees Celsius.