Editing Lower Mainland (section)

{{Short description|Region of British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Lower Mainland
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Region
|image_map              = Lower Mainland of British Columbia, 2012.jpg
|mapsize                = 300px
|map_caption            = Core area of the Lower Mainland
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = Canada
|subdivision_type1      = Province
|subdivision_name1      = [[British Columbia]]
|subdivision_type2      = Region
|subdivision_name2      = [[British Columbia Coast]]
|area_magnitude         = 
|unit_pref                = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = 36303.31
|area_total_sq_mi         =
|area_blank1_title        = Extended area
|area_blank1_km2          = 31368.24
|area_blank1_sq_mi        =
|area_blank2_title        = Core area
|area_blank2_km2          = 4935.07
|area_blank2_sq_mi        = 
|population_as_of               = [[2021 Canadian census|2021]]<!-- Do not change until the 2026 census is released -->
|population_footnotes           =
|population_note                =
|population_total               = 3049496{{efn|Total population of the Lower Mainland Economic Region, which includes the [[Metro Vancouver Regional District]], [[Fraser Valley Regional District]], [[Squamish-Lillooet Regional District]], and [[Sunshine Coast Regional District]].|name=population2}}<ref name="2021census"/><!-- Do not change until the 2026 census is released -->
|population_density_km2         = 84.1<!-- Do not change until the 2026 census is released -->
|population_blank1_title        = Core area
|population_blank1              = 2924685{{efn|name=population}}<ref name="2021censusB"/><ref name="2021censusC"/><!-- Do not change until the 2026 census is released -->
|population_blank2_title        = Extended area
|population_blank2              = 124811<!-- Do not change until the 2026 census is released -->
|timezone               = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset             = −08:00
|timezone_DST           = PDT
|utc_offset_DST         = −07:00
|coordinates            = {{coord|49|05|00|N|122|21|00|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type       = Postal code prefixes
|postal_code            = [[List of V postal codes of Canada|V]]
|area_codes              = [[Area code 236|236]], [[Area code 604|604]], [[Area code 672|672]], [[Area code 778|778]]
}}
The '''Lower Mainland''' is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland [[coast of British Columbia]] that generally comprises the [[regional district]]s of [[Metro Vancouver Regional District|Metro Vancouver]] and the [[Fraser Valley Regional District|Fraser Valley]]. Home to approximately 3.05{{nbsp}}million people as of the [[2021 Canadian census]],{{efn||name=population2}} the Lower Mainland contains sixteen of the province's 30 most populous municipalities and approximately 60% of the province's total population.<ref name="2021census">{{Cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lower%20Mainland%2D%2DSouthwest&DGUIDlist=2021S05005920&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |title=Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lower Mainland--Southwest [Economic region], British Columbia |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528030808/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lower%20Mainland%2D%2DSouthwest&DGUIDlist=2021S05005920&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The region was historically occupied by the [[Stó꞉lō|Sto:lo]], a [[Halkomelem]]-speaking people of the [[Coast Salish]] linguistic and cultural grouping.