The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, and by the Capital Regional District to the south and east. As of the 2021 Census, the Regional District had a population of 89,013. The regional district offices are in Duncan. Geography The Cowichan Valley Regional District covers an area between the Stuart Channel and Saanich Inlet on the east coast of Vancouver Island and the southern part of the West Coast Trail, with Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley proper located in its central region. It includes the Gulf Islands of Thetis, Kuper and Valdes. The total land area is 3,473.12 km² (1,340.98 sq mi). Communities Incorporated communities City of Duncan - Pop 5,047 Town of Ladysmith - Pop 8,990 Town of Lake Cowichan - Pop 3,325 District Municipality of North Cowichan - Pop 31,990 Indigenous Reserves Chemainus 13 Claoose 4 Cowichan 1 Cowichan 9 Cowichan Lake Est-Patrolas 4 Halalt 2 Kil-pah-las 3 Kuper Island 7 Lyacksun 3 Malachan 11 Malahat 11 Oyster Bay 12 Portier Pass 5 Shingle Point 4 Squaw-hay-one 11 Theik 2 Tsussie 6 Wyah 3 Electoral areas A Malahat Mill Bay B Shawnigan Lake C Arbutus Ridge Cobble Hill Cherry Point D Cowichan Bay E Cowichan Station Eagle Heights Glenora Koksilah Sahtlam F Honeymoon Bay Mesachie Lake Skutz Falls G Saltair H Diamond North Oyster Yellow Point I Meade Creek Youbou Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cowichan Valley Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Notes References Community Profile: Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada] External links Southern Vancouver Island Cowichan Valley Cowichan Valley