List of towns in British Columbia

[2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the fourth largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 km2 (355,479.06 sq mi).

[3] Towns, cities, district municipalities and villages in British Columbia are referred to as municipalities and all are included in local governments, which may be incorporated under the Local Government Act of 2015.

The largest town by land area is Princeton, which spans 59.28 km2 (22.89 sq mi), while the smallest is Gibsons, at 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi).

[2] The first municipality to incorporate as a town was Ladysmith on June 3, 1904, while the province's newest town is View Royal, which incorporated on December 5, 1988 [6] Fort Nelson, originally incorporated as a village on April 8, 1971, became a town on October 31, 1987,[8] and then amalgamated with the Northern Rockies Regional District on February 6, 2009, to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.

[9][7] Kinnaird, originally incorporated as a village on August 6, 1948, became a town on August 5, 1967, and then amalgamated with the Town of Castlegar on January 1, 1974, to form the City of Castlegar.