Interesting facts about Vancouver Is a great opportunity to learn more about the largest cities in Canada. Vancouver has been repeatedly awarded the honorary title of "Best City on Earth." There are many skyscrapers and structures with attractive architecture.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Vancouver.
- Vancouver is in the TOP-3 largest Canadian cities.
- It is home to a large number of Chinese, which is why Vancouver is called the "Chinese city of Canada".
- In 2010, the city hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
- The official languages in Vancouver are English and French (see interesting facts about languages).
- Some of Vancouver's high-rise buildings have real gardens on their rooftops.
- Did you know that alcoholic beverages can only be bought here in specialized stores?
- The first settlements on the territory of modern Vancouver appeared at the dawn of mankind.
- The metropolis owes its name to George Vancouver, the captain of the British Navy, who was the European discoverer and explorer of this region.
- An interesting fact is that earthquakes periodically occur in Vancouver.
- About 15 million tourists visit the city every year.
- A large number of films and various programs are shot in Vancouver. More filmed only in Hollywood.
- It often rains here, as a result of which Vancouver has received the nickname "wet city".
- Vancouver is located only 42 km from the USA (see interesting facts about America).
- As of today, Vancouver is considered the cleanest metropolis in the world.
- It is curious that Vancouver is in the first place in terms of crime rate among all Canadian cities.
- The population of Vancouver is over 2.4 million people, where 5492 citizens live per 1 km².
- Sochi is among the sister cities of Vancouver.
- In 2019, Vancouver passed a law banning plastic straws as well as polystyrene food packaging.
