The Sunshine Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southern mainland coast, across Georgia Strait (part of the Salish Sea) from Vancouver Island. It borders on the qathet Regional District to the north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound, the Metro Vancouver District to the south. The regional district offices are located in the District Municipality of Sechelt. Geography The majority of the Sunshine Coast is sparsely populated. The Coast Mountains make up the inland area. Population is concentrated along the coast. Midway up the coast, beginning at the town of Sechelt, the coastal area forms a peninsula separated from the inland area by Sechelt Inlet. The 2016 census reported a total population of 29,970 persons living on a land area of 3,778.17 km2 (1,458.76 sq mi). The Sunshine Coast is typically accessed via boat or plane; no roads connect the district with the rest of the province. From Vancouver, ferries run from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons across Howe Sound. At the northern end of the peninsula, ferries run from Earl's Cove to Saltery Bay. Communities District municipality Sechelt - Pop 10,200 Town Gibsons - Pop 4,605 Indian government district Sechelt (Part) - Pop 819 Indian reserves Chekwelp 26 Chekwelp 26A Schaltuuch 27 Unincorporated Roberts Creek - Pop 3,421 Halfmoon Bay Madeira Park Garden Bay Egmont Hopkins Landing Sources Statistic Canada Census. Area A revised from 2,678 (2016) Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Sunshine Coast 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. Provincial Parks Mount Richardson Provincial Park Tetrahedron Provincial Park Spipiyus Provincial Park See also Sunshine Coast (British Columbia) Notes References Sources Community Profile: Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada Notes External links Sunshine Coast