Metrotown, Burnaby
Metrotown | |
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Metrotown skyline as seen from Richmond, British Columbia | |
Location of Metrotown within Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′32″N 123°00′12″W / 49.2255°N 123.0032°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Lower Mainland |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| City | Burnaby |
| Quadrant | Southwest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Hurley |
| • MP (fed.) | Wade Chang (Liberal) |
| • MLA (prov.) | Anne Kang (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,889 |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672, 257 |
Metrotown is a town centre serving the southwest quadrant of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the city's four officially designated town centres, as well as one of Metro Vancouver's regional town centres. It is the central business district of the City of Burnaby.
As officially defined by the City of Burnaby, the town centre is bounded on the west by Boundary Road (taking in Central Park), on the south by Imperial Street, on the east by Royal Oak Avenue, and on the north by a series of local streets (Thurston, Bond, Grange and Dover streets), giving an area of 2.97 km2 (730 acres). Kingsway forms the central commercial spine for the neighbourhood, and is paralleled to the south by the SkyTrain tracks running alongside Central Boulevard.
The area is served by Patterson and Metrotown SkyTrain stations, while Royal Oak station sits just beyond the southeastern limits of the district. The area is characterised by its many high rise commercial and residential buildings.