Counties of British Columbia

The Canadian province of British Columbia consists of 30 counties, which for the purposes of administration form the upper tier of local government, with each county consisting of several municipalities (the lower tier); most counties also contain some "unincorporated areas"; that is, areas which are not part of any municipality and thus are administered solely by the county. Law enforcement in British Columbia, like other Canadian provinces, is administered at the county level, with each county having its own county constabulary, responsible for enforcing the Criminal Code within the county, including all constituent municipalities.

Most counties are coterminous with British Columbia's 20 ceremonial counties, although some ceremonial counties such as the Lower Mainland consist of two or more counties proper, which are referred to as administrative counties when meant to distinguish them from ceremonial counties, which have no formal government of their own and exist for historical/cultural purposes.