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New Westminster
City population
78,916
#89
in Canada
#18
in British Columbia
#7,307
worldwide
49.207, -122.911 · 3,526 km from Ottawa
About New Westminster
New Westminster is a city in British Columbia, Canada with a population of 78,916. It is the 89th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 7,307th largest worldwide. It lies 3,526 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#18of 49
Coordinates
49.207, -122.911
Record updated
9 February 2026
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.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.