Map of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria is the administrative centre of British Columbia, Canada, with a population of about 289,625. It lies at 48.4359°N, 123.3516°W. Victoria is about 3,576 km (2,222 mi) northwest of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Langford, 11 km to the west.
Victoria at a glance
Country
Region
British Columbia
Population
289,625GeoNames
Coordinates
48.4359, -123.351648°26′09″N 123°21′06″W
Time zone
America/VancouverUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Ottawa
3,576 km (2,222 mi)
Where is Victoria?
- The 21st largest city in Canada by recorded population.
- The 3rd largest city in British Columbia on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 18 min on the shortest day to 16 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Victoria
- Langford — 11 km west
- Bellingham — 73 km northeast, United States
- Mount Vernon — 75 km east, United States
- Richmond — 83 km north
- Surrey — 84 km northeast
- Delta — 85 km north
- Langley — 90 km northeast
- New Westminster — 92 km north
- Nanaimo — 92 km northwest
- Vancouver — 92 km north
Largest cities in British Columbia
- Vancouver — 662,248
- Surrey — 568,322
- Burnaby — 249,125
- Richmond — 209,937
- 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 Victoria
- Victoria — Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Victoria — Texas, United States
- Victoria — Mimaropa, Philippines
- Victoria — La Rivière Anglaise, Seychelles
- Victoria — Saint Mark Parish, Grenada
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.