▁ 1 0 th ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Congress ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁N ing bo ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Z he ji ang ▁Category : Phys icians ▁from ▁Z he ji ang <0x0A> </s> ▁V ancouver ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁se ap ort ▁city ▁in ▁western ▁Canada , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Main land ▁region ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁As ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁recorded ▁ 6 3 1 , 4 8 6 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁up ▁from ▁ 6 0 3 , 5 0 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁area ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 4 6 3 , 4 3 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁in ▁Canada . ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁population ▁density ▁in ▁Canada , ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 , 4 0 0 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁kilomet re , ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁the ▁fifth - most ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁city ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁behind ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁eth n ically ▁and ▁lingu ist ically ▁diverse ▁cities ▁in ▁Canada : ▁ 5 2 % ▁of ▁its ▁residents