List of upper-tier municipalities of British Columbia

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The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), like other Canadian provinces, uses a two-tiered system of local government. Counties and regional municipalities (informally regions) form the upper-tier municipalities, with each having a number of lower-tier municipalities which are incorporated as cities, towns, townships, etc. and usually unincorporated communities as well, which unlike incorporated lower-tier municipalities rely entirely on the respective upper-tier municipality (county or region) for the provision of all local government services. The upper-tier municipalities also function as the administrative divisions of the province. This article lists all upper-tier municipalities, ordered by population according to the 2021 census.

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# Region/county Seat Largest city Population
1 Lower Mainland Burnaby Vancouver 8,833,605
2 Fraser Valley Region Abbotsford Abbotsford 2,233,605
Okanagan County Kelowna Kelowna 744,378
Thompson County Kamloops Kamloops 633,405
Cariboo County Quesnel Quesnel 509,833
Sunshine Coast Gibsons Sechelt 405,588
Osoyoos County Osoyoos Osoyoos 147,740