Map of Nanaimo, Canada
Nanaimo is a city in British Columbia, Canada, with a population of about 90,504. It lies at 49.1664°N, 123.9400°W. Nanaimo is about 3,600 km (2,237 mi) northwest of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Richmond, 58 km to the east.
Nanaimo at a glance
Country
Region
British Columbia
Population
90,504GeoNames
Coordinates
49.1664, -123.940049°09′59″N 123°56′24″W
Time zone
America/VancouverUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Ottawa
3,600 km (2,237 mi)
Where is Nanaimo?
- The 13th largest city in British Columbia on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 12 min on the shortest day to 16 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Nanaimo
- Richmond — 58 km east
- Vancouver — 60 km east
- West Vancouver — 60 km east
- North Vancouver — 65 km east
- Burnaby — 73 km east
- New Westminster — 75 km east
- Delta — 75 km east
- Surrey — 81 km east
- Coquitlam — 85 km east
- Port Coquitlam — 86 km east
Largest cities in British Columbia
- Vancouver — 662,248
- Surrey — 568,322
- Victoria — 289,625
- Burnaby — 249,125
- Richmond — 209,937
- Coquitlam — 148,625
- Kelowna — 144,576
- Abbotsford — 141,397
- Langley — 132,603
- Kamloops — 104,460
Largest cities in Canada
- Toronto — 2,794,356
- Montréal — 1,762,949
- Calgary — 1,306,784
- Ottawa — 1,017,449
- Edmonton — 1,010,899
- Winnipeg — 749,607
- Mississauga — 717,961
- Vancouver — 662,248
- Brampton — 656,480
- Hamilton — 569,353
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.