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Courtenay
City population
28,420
#181
in Canada
#31
in British Columbia
#18,908
worldwide
49.687, -124.994 · 3,663 km from Ottawa
About Courtenay
Courtenay is a city in British Columbia, Canada with a population of 28,420. It is the 181st largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 18,908th largest worldwide. It lies 3,663 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#31of 49
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.687, -124.994
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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