Surrey

second largest city in British Columbia, Canada
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Surrey

Summary

Surrey is a city in British Columbia[1]. Surrey ranks in the top 9% of city_in_british_columbia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surrey is located in Metro Vancouver Regional District[3].
  • Surrey is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Surrey is on the body of water Fraser River[5].
  • Surrey is on the body of water Boundary Bay[6].
  • Surrey is on the body of water Serpentine River[7].
  • Surrey is on the body of water Campbell River[8].
  • Surrey is on the body of water Nicomekl River[9].
  • Surrey's instance of is recorded as city in British Columbia[10].
  • Surrey's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Coquitlam[12].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as White Rock[13].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Delta[14].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Langley[15].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as New Westminster[16].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Blaine[17].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Port Coquitlam[18].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Pitt Meadows[19].
  • Surrey's shares border with is recorded as Langley[20].
  • Surrey's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Semiahmoo[21].
  • Surrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taicang[22].
  • Surrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zhuhai[23].
  • Surrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kōtō[24].
  • Surrey's legislative body is recorded as Surrey City Council[25].
  • Surrey's Commons category is recorded as Surrey, British Columbia[26].
  • 1879 marks the founding of Surrey[27].

Body

Geography

Surrey is in the country of Canada[4]. Surrey is located in Metro Vancouver Regional District[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Fraser River[5], a river[28], in Canada[29]; Boundary Bay[6], a bay[30], in United States[31]; Serpentine River[7], a river[32], in Canada[33]; Campbell River[8], a river[34], in Canada[35]; and Nicomekl River[9], a river[36], in Canada[37].

Physical Characteristics

Surrey covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+316.41'}[38]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}[39], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+82'}[40], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+86'}[41]. Population counts include {'amount': '+468251'}[42], {'amount': '+517887'}[43], and {'amount': '+568322'}[44].

Climate and Environment

Surrey's Köppen climate classification is recorded as oceanic climate[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in British Columbia[10] and big city[11].

History and Context

1879 marks the founding of Surrey[27].

Why It Matters

Surrey ranks in the top 9% of city_in_british_columbia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,329 views/month).[2] Surrey has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Surrey is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . surrey.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] ↑ . Canada 2011 Census. wikidata.org.
  27. [43] ↑ . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [44] ↑ . Canada 2021 Census. wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → SurreyBC
    Sitelink count → 59
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'diq', 'dz
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: SurreyBC, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144668527|SurreyBC (#144668527)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] "
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 12w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityofsurrey-b3cf59
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P8253]]: cityofsurrey-b3cf59, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  4. 20w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Surrey, British Columbia
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 49.1833, 'lon': -122.85}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+316.41'}
    Topic has template → Template:SurreyBCNeighbourhoods, Template:Surrey, British Columbia
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||dz, mg */ import labels from sitelinks"
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