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Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. It is bounded by the Comox-Strathcona Regional District to the north, and by the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east. As of the 2001 Census, the Regional District had a population of 30,345. The district seat is located at Port Alberni.

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Communities

Cities

Regional District Electoral Areas

  • Alberni-Clayoquot A
  • Alberni-Clayoquot B
  • Alberni-Clayoquot C
  • Alberni-Clayoqout D
  • Alberni-Clayoquot E
  • Alberni-Clayoquot F

District Municipalities

  • Ucuelet
  • Tofino

Reserves

  • Openit 27
  • Stuart Bay 6
  • Keeshan 9
  • Ahahswinis 1
  • Alberni 2
  • Anacla 12
  • Clakamucus 2
  • Elhlateese 2
  • Hesquiat 1
  • Ittatsoo 1
  • Marktosis 15
  • Numukamis 1
  • Macoah 1
  • Opitsat 1
  • Sachsa 4
  • Tsahaheh 1
  • Klehkoot 2
  • Esowista 3
  • Refuge Cove 6

Highways

Highways that run through Alberni-Clayoquot are as follows:

Protected Areas

  • Clayoquot Arm Provincial Park
  • Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park
  • Dawley Passage Provincial Marine Park
  • Epper Passage Provincial Park
  • Flores Island Provincial Park
  • Fossli Provincial Park
  • Gibson Provincial Marine Park
  • Hesquiat Lake Provincial Park
  • Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park
  • Hitchie Creek Provincial Park
  • Kennedy Bog Provincial Park
  • Maquinna Provincial Park
  • Nitinat River Provincial Park
  • Pacific Rim National Park, Long Beach Unit
  • Sproat Lake Provincial Park
  • Stamp Falls Provincial Park
  • Strathcona Provincial Park

additions

    • McBride Creek Addition
    • Megini-Talbot Addition
  • Sulphur Passage Provincial Park
  • Sydney Inlet Provincial Park
  • Taylor Arm National Park
  • Tranquil Creek Provincial Park
  • Vargas Island Provincial Park

Attractions

  • Green Point

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

  • Population: 30,345
  • Population change (1996-2001): -4.1
  • Dwellings: 13,603
  • Area (sq. km): 6,630.46
  • Density (per sq. km.): 4.6
  • National rank in terms of population: 170
  • Provincial rank in terms of population: 21


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