Saanich County, Vancouver Island

Saanich County is one of the ten counties of the Canadian province of Vancouver Island, located in the southeast of the province just north of Esquimalt County. Saanich County's southern communities form part of the metropolitan area of Victoria, seat of Esquimalt County as well as the capital and most populous city of Vancouver Island. Saanich County's most populous city is Saanich, while the county seat is Sidney, located in the north of the county. With an estimated population of 480,300, Saanich County is the second-most populous county of Vancouver Island, after Esquimalt County. Saanich County also administers the Gulf Islands.