Location: Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest region. It is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.Population: The population of the City of Vancouver is 578,041 and that of the metropolitan area of Vancouver has a population of 2,116,581. Vancouver is ethnically diverse, with 52% of the population. city ​​residents and 43% of metro area residents with a native language other than English. With a population of approximately 600,000 (BC Stats estimate), Vancouver is located in a region of more than 2 million people. Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia and the third largest in Canada. It covers an area of ​​114 km2.HistoryArchaeological evidence shows that coastal Indians settled in the Vancouver area around 500 BC. British naval Captain George Vancouver explored the area in 1792. Vancouver was founded as a sawmill called Granville in the 1870s. The town was incorporated in 1886 and renamed in honor of Captain Vancouver. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a British explorer. The name Vancouver itself comes from the Dutch “van Coevorden”. Vancouver is also part of the slightly larger Lower Mainland metropolitan area, which includes a total population of 2,285,900. Vancouver was the largest urban area. Western Canada was the third largest in the country. Designating someone from (in Dutch: “van”) Coevorden, an old town in the Netherlands. Vancouver was first settled in the 1860s following immigration sparked by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, particularly from the United States, although many immigrants did not stay after the rush . The town grew rapidly from a small sawmill...... middle of paper...... Free Zone.AviationLocated in Richmond, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the main international airport in Western Canada and the second in terms of attendance. in the nation. As the premier gateway to Asia, it hosts the regional offices of many airlines and their daily flights to Asia, Europe and the United States. Vancouver is the closest air connection to Asia, offering the fastest North American airport with daily flights to Incheon International Airport, Republic of Korea. Vancouver is also served by Abbotsford International Airport, which is quickly becoming a gateway for YVR, convenient for eastern suburbs and cross-border flights from the United States. Operating from the Vancouver Harbor Water Aerodrome on the downtown waterfront, several seaplane operators support both scenic sightseeing flights and convenient transportation, with many daytime operations..