Located on the Burrard Inlet's North Shore, politically organised along with its Eastern neighbour as North Vancouver-Capilano for federal purposes and neighbour to its West as West Vancouver-Capilano at the provincial level.
It is primarily composed of low density single family residential (RS), but contains a small amount of low density multi-family residential (RM) along arterial roads.
[5][6] Capilano is located directly at the western boundary of the District of North Vancouver.
Directly to the east of Capilano is Edgemont Village as well as Canyon Heights.
[5] Capilano follows the fall line of the lower reaches of Grouse Mountain.