Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if the area to be incorporated is greater than 800 hectares (8.0 km2; 2,000 acres) and has an average population density of less than 5 inhabitants per hectare (500/km2; 1,300/sq mi).
[1] Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under the direction of the province's lieutenant governor, as is the case with the District of North Vancouver.
It was formerly a district but has undergone heavy urbanization and development, particularly from tourism, as it is the heart of Ontario's cottage country.
In South Africa, district municipalities are administrative divisions of a province.
South Africa recognizes three types of municipality; metropolitan, district and local.