Map of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Richmond is a city in British Columbia, Canada, with a population of about 209,937. It lies at 49.1700°N, 123.1368°W. Richmond is about 3,543 km (2,202 mi) northwest of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vancouver, 9 km to the north.

Richmond at a glance

Where is Richmond?

• The 29th largest city in Canada by recorded population.
• The 5th 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 Richmond

• Vancouver — 9 km north
• New Westminster — 17 km east
• Delta — 17 km east
• North Vancouver — 17 km north
• Burnaby — 17 km northeast
• West Vancouver — 22 km north
• Surrey — 24 km east
• Coquitlam — 29 km northeast
• Port Coquitlam — 29 km east
• Langley — 36 km east

Largest cities in British Columbia

• Vancouver — 662,248
• Surrey — 568,322
• Victoria — 289,625
• Burnaby — 249,125
• Coquitlam — 148,625
• Kelowna — 144,576
• Abbotsford — 141,397
• Langley — 132,603
• Kamloops — 104,460
• Delta — 101,668

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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Other places named Richmond

• Richmond — Virginia, United States
• Richmond — California, United States
• Richmond — Indiana, United States
• Richmond — Kentucky, United States

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.